Melbourne people cheer as city exits world's longest lockdown

Residents of Australia's second-largest city Melbourne gathered at pubs and restaurants early Friday morning after it exited from a total of 262 days of lockdown, the longest cumulative period of stay-at-home orders in the world.Loud cheering, applause and the honking of car horns rang out across the city as Melbourne exited the lockdown at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, local media reported, after the state of Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, achieved full inoculation for 70 percent of residents aged 16 and above.Daniel Andrews, premier of Victoria, told reporters Friday that the state h…READ FULL ARTICLE