Source: China News Network
According to the Australian network, with the increase in confirmed cases and the continuation of restrictive measures, Melbourne will surpass Buenos Aires to become the longest-locked city in the world on October 4 this year. But at the same time, Melbourne is experiencing massive anti-vaccine protests. As of the 24th, the protests have lasted for 5 days.
It is reported that Melbourne is now bound to become the city with the longest lockdown in the world. As things stand, Melbourne's stay-at-home order will be extended for at least another month. According to the Victorian Government's plan, if the lockdown ends on 26 October this year, melbourne people will spend 267 days in the lockdown since March last year, lasting nearly 9 months.
Infographic: Melbourne, Australia, an empty shopping mall.
As a result, Melbourne would have 22 days longer than Buenos Aires, Argentina, the city with the second-highest lockdown in the world. Melbourne also fell 6 places to 8th in this year's ranking of the world's most livable cities due to lockdowns and other issues.
Today, police can be seen walking through the streets at any time near Smith Street in Fitzroy, Melbourne, as it will be a planned gathering place for anti-blockade protesters.
As local police arrested several protesters at protesters' planned march sites, such as Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, protesters began informing each other of arrests and patrolling police. One of the protest organizers even wrote on the crypto app telegram: "There have been 3 different organizers posting the gathering site at the same time. ”
In addition, as protesters vowed to return to Melbourne CBD for the fifth consecutive day, healthcare workers were asked to take off their overalls to protect themselves. Nicole Bartholomeusz, chief executive of Cohealth Healthcare, said the findings showed employees were told not to wear overalls before going to work. "I sadly report that there have been several physical and verbal attacks on medical personnel in this city who are targeted for wearing cohealth badges," she said. ”
Thousands of members of the Melbourne Free Assembly telegram chat group issued an alert calling on the public to "ban vaccinations" and dubbed the rally a "Victorian rally for freedom".