Melbourne may break the world record for the most prolonged COVID-19 restrictions after the city has endured six hard lockdowns spanning 232 days and counting as of Sept. 20. Currently, Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires holds the record at 245 days, after its citizens were subject to stay-at-home orders for the majority of 2020—from March to November—and another 11-day lockdown in May. On Sept. 19, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews announced that lockdown restrictions would begin easing once double vaccination rates reached 70 percent of the population, forecasted for Oct. 26. If it goes as planned, Melbourne will be guaranteed a total of 267 days of lockdowns, surpassing Buenos Aires, along with Ireland at 227 days, and London at 201 days. The Victorian roadmap out of lockdowns has different paths of freedom for the unvaccinated, single dosed or double dosed. Only the fully vaccinated will be allowed in pubs, restaurants, entertainment venues, wedding …