text: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 24: A covid safety marshall holding a QR checking in scan at the entrance of the Queen Victoria Market on October 24, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Lockdown restrictions lifted in Melbourne on Friday after Victoria achieved its target of having 70 per cent of the eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Melbourne has spent 263 days in lockdown since March 2020 due to coronavirus outbreaks. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)