End of lockdown

Demonstrators talk next to some of the 20 trucks which blocked one entrance to government buildings to protest COVID measures in The Hague, Netherlands, Feb. 12, 2022.

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Patrons eat and drink inside a bar in Sydney on October 11, 2021, as Sydney ended their lockdown against the Covid-19 coronavirus after 106 days.

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In this Wednesday, April 28, 2021 file photo, people toast after terraces reopened at midday as the Netherlands began cautiously relaxing restrictions.

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