Another Australian state government is looking at a prolonged lockdown as Australia continues to grapple with the Delta strain of COVID-19. The Queensland government will make a decision on whether they will be extending a lockdown of more than half the state’s population beyond three days as it tries to suppress an outbreak of the Delta strain of COVID-19. Eleven local government areas in the state’s southeast were ordered into a three-day hard lockdown at 4 p.m. on Saturday amid an outbreak that has grown to 18 cases. Of those, nine local virus cases were reported on Sunday with authorities warning testing numbers of 11,000 tests were only 25 per cent of what’s needed to get a clear picture of the spread. Deputy Premier Steven Miles said on Monday morning a decision on extending the lockdown would be made in the next 24 hours. “It’s more likely to be made …