Social closeness
December 08, 2020

"Cathartic, joyous and sweaty" - Sydney and Melbourne nightclubs open

Sydney and Melbourne were allowed to open their nightclubs on Monday, with no more than 50 people on the dancefloor at once, with enough space for one person per four square meters. After seven months of lockdown, it was "cathartic, joyous and sweaty", Guardian's writer, who was there on the first day of the reopening, says about the experience, adding that - "for the first time in what seems like an eternity, it was a relief to be surrounded by strangers".