After nine weeks, the ACT's lockdown is over. Well, kind of.
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The easing of restrictions - and ability to go to a pub or restaurant, or have a few friends around - will no doubt bring an element of relief and happiness to many, but it also signals the start of the community learning to live with the virus.
The risks of that were brought home again with the eight death of this outbreak announced. The ACT also reported another 35 cases to 8pm Thursday, and that vaccination rates had hit 76 per cent.
The lifting of the lockdown also prompted the NSW government to ease restrictions on Canberrans, making a late night announcement that Canberrans would be treated like other people in regional NSW.
But Chief Minister Andrew Barr is telling Canberrans that going to the pub in Queanbeyan is still not a valid reason to visit NSW.
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