Coronavirus restrictions ease in Canberra, families head back outside to play

Jasper Lindell
Updated May 16 2020 - 7:17pm, first published 7:00pm
Jessica Carey, 4, plays at the Arboretum Pod Playground on Saturday after social distancing restrictions were eased. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Jessica Carey, 4, plays at the Arboretum Pod Playground on Saturday after social distancing restrictions were eased. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

For Jessica Carey, 4, waiting for Saturday was a bit like waiting for Christmas. For weeks, the coronavirus pandemic had forced playgrounds to be closed as part of efforts to stop the deadly virus' spread.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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