Melbourne, Australia, set a record for the world's longest lockdown for 235 days

Source: Global Times

【Global Times Comprehensive Report】Russia Today TV reported that on the 23rd, Melbourne, Australia, set a record for the world's longest lockdown time, with a total of 235 days.

On September 23, 2021, local time, Melbourne, Australia, the local epidemic lockdown continued to be under siege, and people gathered at St Kilda Beach to relax.

In recent days, large-scale anti-"lockdown" and anti-vaccine protests have broken out in Melbourne, and demonstrators have clashed fiercely with the police. According to reports, Melbourne is currently in the sixth lockdown since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, and the cumulative time of the six lockdowns has reached 235 days, breaking the record of 234 days of lockdown set by the Argentine capital Buenos Aires in 2020. However, the extension of the lockdown has not stopped the spread of the virus. Victoria reported on the 23rd that 766 new confirmed cases were confirmed in 24 hours, setting a new record for the state since August 2020.

The prolonged lockdown has sparked discontent 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. in Evan