Fascistic Failure - 'None Of This Has Been Easy': Melbourne, Australia, Ends Its 111-Day Lockdown

Melbourne, the second-most populous city in Australia, ended its 
111-day lockdown on Wednesday.

The state of Victoria, where Melbourne is located, eased 
restrictions after recording zero new coronavirus cases on 
Monday — for the first time since June.

"Now is the time to open up," Daniel Andrews, the state's top 
official, said during a media briefing. "Now is the time to 
congratulate every single Victorian for staying the course."

The city of 5 million people will still limit residents to 
traveling within 25 kilometers (about 16 miles) of their homes. 
A border between regional Victoria and Melbourne will also 
remain.

But Melbourne residents can now leave their homes without 
permission. Shops, cafes, salons, restaurants, bars and places 
of worship can reopen — affecting 180,000 jobs, according to the 
state government.

The city plans to continue shedding restrictions in the coming 
weeks.

While most of Australia has seen relatively low coronavirus 
numbers, cases began spiking in July and August.

Over the last five weeks, Australia has reported a weekly 
average of about 123 new cases. The continent reported 907 
coronavirus-related deaths since the pandemic began, 819 of 
which were in Victoria.

"None of this has been easy," Andrews said. "But Victorians have 
shown what they're made of."

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/28/928793228/none-of-this-has-been-
easy-melbourne-australia-ends-its-111-day-lockdown