NSW Covid lockdown ends, with shoppers queuing at midnight across Sydney as restrictions ease

People across Sydney have flocked to cafes, pubs, clothing shops and hairdressers as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions have been eased. ‘NSW, you’ve earned it’, premier Dominic Perrottet said after 107 days of stay-at-home orders across the state. There were long queues at 24-hour retail shops with customers lining up waiting for the clock to tick over past midnight. Many hair salons have been booked out till Christmas with customers lining up down the street to get a cut. Second-hand shops were also buzzing with shoppers loving the chance to browse through clothing racks for the first time in months. The eased restrictions only apply to those who have been fully vaccinated

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