As of October 18, almost 6.7 billion vaccine doses had been administered globally, with China, India and the European Union giving out the most shots in total. While restrictions like mask mandates and shutting down non-essential businesses can help to curb the virus if enforced correctly, the best protection against hospitalization and death still appears to be getting vaccinated, even though the protection against the infection itself is losing efficacy over time. The independent Republic of Ireland ranks third with 227 days after the Greater Buenos Aires area with 245 cumulative days. As of now, Northern Ireland had to endure 223 total days of lockdowns, with England and Wales following closely behind with 213 and 212 days, respectively. The country in question is, of course, the UK, where steadily rising case numbers and the discovery of a possible new Delta mutation have caused doctors to call for reintroducing the restrictions abolished on Freedom Day in July. As our chart shows, especially one of the countries lagging behind now might soon overtake Melbourne in light of recent events. While this iteration of restrictive measures only lasted 78 days, Australia’s second-largest city leads the world with a cumulative 262 days spent with parts of the economy shut down to prevent the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Melbourne will end its latest lockdown at 11:59 PM local time today.
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