Freedom And Caution As Sydney Reopens Hoping To Live With COVID-19

Coronavirus: Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged Sydney residents to "enjoy the
moment".

WorldReutersUpdated: October 11, 2021 1:16 pm IST

Freedom And Caution As Sydney Reopens Hoping To Live With COVID-19

Coronavirus: Businesses in Sydney reopened after Covid restrictions were lifted.

Sydney: Sydney's cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed back fully vaccinated customers on Monday
after nearly four months of lockdown, as Australia aims to begin living with the coronavirus and
gradually reopen with high rates of inoculation.

Some pubs in Sydney, Australia's largest city, opened at 12:01 a.m. (1301 GMT Sunday) and friends
and families huddled together for a midnight beer, television footage and social media images
showed.

"I see it as a day of freedom, it's a freedom day," New South Wales (NSW) state Premier Dominic
Perrottet told reporters in Sydney, the state capital. "We are leading the nation out of this pandemic
but this will be a challenge."

Perrottet warned that infections would rise after reopening, and virus-free states such as Western
Australia and Queensland are watching what living with COVID-19 is going to look like amid concerns
health systems could be overwhelmed.