COVID-19: Melbourne celebrates as restrictions end in 'world's most locked-down city'
Melbourne residents are celebrating the end of a sixth round of restrictions that has dubbed it the world's most locked-down city.
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Melbourne residents are celebrating the end of a sixth round of restrictions that has dubbed it the world's most locked-down city.
The government is keeping a close eye on a mutation of the Delta coronavirus variant thought to be up to 10% more transmissible amid a rise in UK cases.
One of the government's top coronavirus experts says the Delta variant has become so dominant it is causing others to become extinct.
Education unions have called for the reintroduction of extra safety measures in schools after official estimates showed around 270,000 secondary pupils had COVID-19 last week.
As they came past us - panting, cajoling, shouting - it was hard to believe what we were seeing.