 | Australia's second-largest city Melbourne ends 111-day COVID-19 lockdownAccording to the Victoria state government the lockdown changes will allow 6,200 retail stores, 5,800 cafés and restaurants, 1,000 beauty salons and 800 pubs to reopen, impacting 180,000 jobs. |
 | Australia coronavirus cases drop after lengthy Melbourne lockdownA further 41 fatalities were added to the state's death toll, mostly in aged care facilities that have been devastated by the outbreak. |
 | COVID-19: Amid lockdown, Melbourne deaths rise at aged-care facilitiesThe state of Victoria reported 322 new infections and 19 new deaths on Monday, with 14 of the deaths connected to outbreaks at aged-care facilities. |
 | COVID-19: Melbourne city streets drain of life in Australia's toughest lockdownMany of the stylish boutiques and eateries in a city dubbed Australia's Hipster Capital that prides itself on superior coffee had already closed their doors ahead of a ban on non-essential businesses. |
 | Melbourne locks door for people fleeing second shutdown, to last six weeks as COVID-19 cases surgeQueensland Health Minister Steven Miles said people were willing to pay for their own 14-day hotel quarantine to be allowed to escape Melbourne and other parts of Victoria that began |
 | Four week COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne after new surge in casesThe state government will also ask Australian PM Scott Morrison to divert international flights to Melbourne over the next two weeks. |
