VACCINATION SURGEĪfter largely stamping out infections in 2020, Australia has ditched its COVID-zero approach and is aiming to live with virus amid higher vaccinations after being rocked by a third wave of infections in the country's southeast since mid-June.ĭespite the Delta wave, Australia has recorded only about 152,000 cases and 1,590 deaths, far lower than many comparable countries.Ĭases in New South Wales, home to Sydney, rose for the third straight day on Thursday to 372 from 283 a day earlier. Pubs have begun to take more beer ahead of the reopening with Carlton & United Breweries, owned by Japan's Asahi Group Holdings (2502.T), saying it had moved an extra 50,000 kegs to venues across the city on Thursday.Īs businesses prepare to welcome customers, daily infections rose to 2,232 in Victoria on Thursday, the second highest daily count in any Australian jurisdiction during the pandemic. Masks will still be mandatory both indoors and outdoors.īy then, the city of five million would have spent a cumulative 262 days, or nearly nine months, under stay-home orders since March 2020 - the world's longest, exceeding a 234-day lockdown in Buenos Aires, according to Australian media. (1359 GMT) Thursday, pubs and cafes can have 20 fully vaccinated patrons indoors and 50 outdoors, while hairdressers can allow entry for five customers. "The longest road has been journeyed in Victoria and that long road really starts to open up tonight," Morrison told Seven News on Thursday.įrom 11:59 p.m. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday confirmed the state had reached that target, with more restrictions set to ease as inoculations hit 80% and 90%. Officials had promised to lift lockdowns once double-dose vaccinations for people aged above 16 exceeded 70% in Victoria state, of which Melbourne is the capital. Since early August, residents in Australia's second-largest city have been in lockdown - their sixth during the pandemic - to quell an outbreak fuelled by the highly infectious Delta strain. SYDNEY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Millions in Melbourne are readying to come out of the world's longest COVID-19 lockdown later on Thursday even as cases hover near record levels, with pubs, restaurants and cafes rushing to restock supplies before opening their doors. Double-dose vaccination level tops 70% in Victoria.Qantas to ramp up Sydney-Melbourne flights from November.Victoria records second-highest daily rise in cases.
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