In recent weeks, the 6.7 million residents of the Australian state of Victoria have found themselves in a familiar situation, as they were forced to go into lockdown while the 19 million people in the rest of the country continued as normal.
Victoria's state government announced yesterday that the lockdown in the capital, Melbourne, will be eased from tomorrow but residents are barred from visiting other homes and must limit outdoor gatherings to 10 people.
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