Hard Lockdown Eased in Melbourne Tower Blocks Amid Testing Blitz
A resident leaves a housing complex in Melbourne after the easing of lockdown restrictions, on July 9.
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Eight public-housing tower blocks that were completely shut down in Australia’s second-biggest city due to a coronavirus outbreak will be reopened after a testing blitz, authorities said Thursday.