Life under Covid-19 lockdown in Melbourne
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Millions of people in Melbourne are living under the toughest lockdown laws in Australia, as Victoria tries to stem a fresh wave of coronavirus cases. Residents are subject to a curfew between 8pm and 5am, and police patrol the streets to enforce stringent restrictions on leaving the house, with even exercise and shopping severely limited. Writer Anna Spargo-Ryan and Guardian readers share their stories of life under lockdown, and how this time is very different from the first shutdown in March and April, when the whole of Australia was in roughly the same situation.