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Published 18 Feb, 2021 01:20pm

Lockdown over, tennis fans back as Australia says no new virus cases for over 48 hours

Australia has gone more than 48 hours since detecting the last locally acquired case of Covid-19, as Victoria state ended a lockdown letting thousands of tennis fans back in Melbourne Park for the last days of the Australian Open, Reuters reports.

Jack Barber, a 25-year-old student, was among 7,477 spectators in the stadium watching Japan’s Naomi Osaka defeat the United States’ Serena Williams to go through to the ladies final.

“Yeah, it’s awesome. I wasn’t sure if they were going to put the event on. It’s been really nice to be here. I actually kind of like the lower crowds,” said Barber, with the Rod Laver Arena limited by social distancing restrictions to half its capacity.

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