Australian City Comes Out of Lockdown After World Record 263 Days

Australian City Comes Out of Lockdown After World Record 263 Days
People cross a quiet Flinders Street in Melbourne on Sept. 1, 2021. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
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Melbourne has emerged from its sixth city-wide lockdown at 11:59 p.m. on  Oct. 21, after reaching 70 percent double-vaccinated rates on Oct. 20.

The city had the longest lockdown in the world, spending a total of 263 days in lockdown since March 2020, with the most recent lockdown lasting 77 days.

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Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers both health news and in-depth features on emerging health issues. Marina holds a bachelor's degree in biomedicine from the University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
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