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Oct 21, 2021 · 21 October 2021. AFP. The city has spent more than 260 days under restrictions. Australia is hoping it has said goodbye to lockdowns after its second-largest city, Melbourne, became the final...
May 26, 2021 · 26 May 2021. AAP/Reuters. Officials say their contact-tracing efforts have already found 10,000 people at risk. Australia's second most populous state Victoria will enter a seven-day lockdown...
Aug 19, 2021 · Melbourne's latest lockdown is not due to end until at least September 2. (ABC News: Peter Healy) abc.net.au/news/melbourne-200-days-of-covid-lockdowns-victoria/100386078. Thursday night marked an unpleasant milestone for Melburnians — the 200th day lived under lockdown restrictions.
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Oct 21, 2021 · As Melbourne exits what is touted to be its final COVID-19 lockdown, the city's weary residents can be forgiven for losing track of precisely what changes are happening this time around. Both Melbourne and Mildura have left lockdown conditions behind, while other parts of regional Victoria have gained some extra freedoms.
Oct 22, 2021 · Melbourne, after 262 days in lockdown, celebrates a reopening. After hitting a vaccination target, Australia’s second largest city now has many fewer restrictions. Residents of Melbourne...
Aug 16, 2021 · A curfew is back. From 9:00pm to 5:00am, those in Melbourne cannot leave their home except for limited reasons. Essential workers will be able to leave home to go to work. While the curfew won't take legal effect until 11:59pm, Premier Daniel Andrews implored Melburnians to observe it from tonight.
Jun 1, 2021 · The Australian state of Victoria will extend its lockdown by another week as authorities battle to control a growing virus outbreak. Officials say people have been catching the virus from...