Here in Melbourne we experienced six lockdowns, totalling 262 days, with 111 days being the longest consecutive stretch. At times we couldn’t travel for more than 5km from home, and only for certain government sanctioned reasons.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-03/melbourne-longest-loc...

Initially I agreed with the approach given the fragility of our hospital system, the escalation in cases, and the lack of a vaccine. However, this was not without personal cost — once the longest lockdown was over, it was clear that most people psychologically struggled to transition back to pre-lockdown norms. My youngest child had the hardest time of all of us physically re-engaging with others in society.

Was it worth it? Perhaps. Did it cost us? Absolutely.