South Australians react with positivity rather than frustration.

On Saturday 21 November South Australia will come out of strict COVID-19 lockdown. The lockdown came as a shock to many people and prompted familiar reactions like panic buying. But many South Australians viewed the Government’s action positively. Why?

On 18 November the South Australian Government announced that the state would enter a six day “pause,” but that will now end on 21 November. Source: Photo Normanville Jetty South Australia #dailyshoot Adelaide by Leshaines123

The lockdown was announced on 18 November. Not long after the announcement, Olivia Atmadja Sharp, treasurer of the Australian Indonesian Association of South Australia, explained her different responses to the news.

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Prof Nicola Spurrier, South Australia’s chief health officer, on Wednesday 18 Nov. The proposed lockdown was the strictest in Australia during the pandemic. Source: Photograph: Kelly Barnes/Getty Images.