In quickly evolving developments over the weekend, COVID-19 cases were detected in more Australian states, with capitals of three of the country's six states now in lockdown to curb the spread.Elsewhere, parts of Southeast Asia continue to battle fresh surges, with Indonesia reporting a new single-day high.Australia battles threat from Delta variantLast week, a cluster of cases in Sydney led to a lockdown for the downtown area and some of its suburbs.
In new developments, health officials in Western Australia have been tracking a cluster in the Perth area tied to a traveler who had returned from Sydney and tested positive for the more transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant, according to Australia's ABC News.In response, Western Australia