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Melbourne reopened Friday after enduring one of the world’s most prolonged series of lockdowns, with relieved residents toasting their freedom in bars and restaurants or queueing for desperately needed haircuts
Melbourne reopened Friday after enduring one of the world's most prolonged series of lockdowns, with relieved residents of Australia's second-biggest city heading to bars, restaurants and for desperately needed hair cuts.
A health worker places a sign outside a vaccination centre in Melbourne on
Melbourne reopened yesterday after enduring one of the world’s most prolonged series of lockdowns, with relieved residents toasting their freedom in bars and restaurants, or queuing for desperately needed haircuts.
The 5 million people living in Australia’s second-largest city have spent more than 260 days under lockdown since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, now that 70 percent of eligible people in Melbourne and surrounding Victoria state are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, many of the restrictions that began on Aug. 5 have been lifted.
“As my kids say, there’s a big vibe today,” Victoria Premier Dan Andrews said. “You can feel the