Melbourne reopens as world’s most locked-down city eases pandemic restrictions – The Peninsula Qatar

Melbourne reopens as world’s most locked-down city eases pandemic restrictions – The Peninsula Qatar

MELBOURNE - Melbourne residents flocked to the city's restaurants and hair salons in the early hours of Friday after the world's most locked-down city emerged from its latest spate of restrictions designed to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Australia's second-largest city has so far endured 262 days, or nearly nine months, of restrictions during six separate lockdowns since March 2020, representing the longest cumulative lockdown for any city in the world.

Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, last year went through 234 straight days of lockdown.