Melbourne introduced a citywide curfew last month as it battles a surge in Covid-19 cases. Photo: EPA
From Australia to India and the Philippines, are coronavirus lockdowns working?
- The state of Victoria has one of the world’s harshest restrictions on movement, while citizens in European capitals are patronising bars and restaurants
- While lockdowns saved lives, they also inflicted huge social and economic costs – and experts say we will not know the full impact, good or bad, for decades
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Melbourne introduced a citywide curfew last month as it battles a surge in Covid-19 cases. Photo: EPA