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Melbourne, Australia set the world’s longest lockdown record for 235 days | Australia | Melbourne | Covid-19

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Original title: Melbourne, Australia set the world‘s longest lockdown record for 235 days

[Global Times Comprehensive Report]Today, Russian TV reported that on the 23rd, Melbourne, Australia, set the world‘s longest lockdown time record, with a total of 235 days.

On September 23, 2021, local time, Melbourne, Australia. The local area continued to be in a state of epidemic prevention. People gathered at St Kilda Beach to relax.

In recent days, large-scale anti-“closure” and anti-vaccine protests broke out in Melbourne, and there were fierce clashes between demonstrators and the police. According to reports, Melbourne is currently in the sixth lockdown since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic. The cumulative duration of the six lockdowns has reached 235 days, breaking the 234-day lockdown record set by the Argentine capital Buenos Aires in 2020. However, extending the lockdown did not stop the spread of the virus. Victoria reported on the 23rd that 766 new confirmed cases were added within 24 hours, setting a new record for the state’s highest number of new cases in a single day since August 2020.

The prolonged blockade caused dissatisfaction among Melbourne citizens. Since September 20, a large number of demonstrators have taken to the streets every day to express their dissatisfaction with the government’s ineffective fight against the epidemic. (Evan)


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