February 20 2022 23:48
On Monday, Australia reopened its borders with the outside to all vaccinated tourists, nearly two years after imposing one of the most stringent travel restrictions in the world to curb the spread of Covid-19.
“The wait is over,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said at a news conference on Sunday.
He told those wishing to visit the continent island: “Pack your bags,” adding: “Don’t forget to bring your money with you, there are many places to spend it.”
The first international flight is scheduled to arrive at Sydney Airport from Los Angeles on Monday at 06:00 local time (19:00 GMT Sunday), followed by flights from Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore.
Only 56 international flights are expected to land in Australia within 24 hours of the lifting of restrictions, a small number compared to pre-pandemic flights, but Morrison said he had “no doubt” that this number would rise over time.
The country had closed its borders in March 2020, in an attempt to take advantage of its isolation to protect itself from the pandemic.
Initially, for several months, this strict lockdown and strict testing and tracing policy allowed the virus to be contained.
But the emergence of the omicron mutant exacerbated the situation, which led to the registration of tens of thousands of infections and dozens of deaths daily.
In nearly two years, the virus has killed 4,913 people in Australia, which recorded 15,298 new infections on Sunday, far less than the unprecedented peak of 277,619 infections on January 30.
Source: agencies
February 20 2022 23:48
On Monday, Australia reopened its borders with the outside to all vaccinated tourists, nearly two years after imposing one of the most stringent travel restrictions in the world to curb the spread of Covid-19.
“The wait is over,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said at a news conference on Sunday.
He told those wishing to visit the continent island: “Pack your bags,” adding: “Don’t forget to bring your money with you, there are many places to spend it.”
The first international flight is scheduled to arrive at Sydney Airport from Los Angeles on Monday at 06:00 local time (19:00 GMT Sunday), followed by flights from Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore.
Only 56 international flights are expected to land in Australia within 24 hours of the lifting of restrictions, a small number compared to pre-pandemic flights, but Morrison said he had “no doubt” that this number would rise over time.
The country had closed its borders in March 2020, in an attempt to take advantage of its isolation to protect itself from the pandemic.
Initially, for several months, this strict lockdown and strict testing and tracing policy allowed the virus to be contained.
But the emergence of the omicron mutant exacerbated the situation, which led to the registration of tens of thousands of infections and dozens of deaths daily.
In nearly two years, the virus has killed 4,913 people in Australia, which recorded 15,298 new infections on Sunday, far less than the unprecedented peak of 277,619 infections on January 30.
Source: agencies
February 20 2022 23:48
On Monday, Australia reopened its borders with the outside to all vaccinated tourists, nearly two years after imposing one of the most stringent travel restrictions in the world to curb the spread of Covid-19.
“The wait is over,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said at a news conference on Sunday.
He told those wishing to visit the continent island: “Pack your bags,” adding: “Don’t forget to bring your money with you, there are many places to spend it.”
The first international flight is scheduled to arrive at Sydney Airport from Los Angeles on Monday at 06:00 local time (19:00 GMT Sunday), followed by flights from Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore.
Only 56 international flights are expected to land in Australia within 24 hours of the lifting of restrictions, a small number compared to pre-pandemic flights, but Morrison said he had “no doubt” that this number would rise over time.
The country had closed its borders in March 2020, in an attempt to take advantage of its isolation to protect itself from the pandemic.
Initially, for several months, this strict lockdown and strict testing and tracing policy allowed the virus to be contained.
But the emergence of the omicron mutant exacerbated the situation, which led to the registration of tens of thousands of infections and dozens of deaths daily.
In nearly two years, the virus has killed 4,913 people in Australia, which recorded 15,298 new infections on Sunday, far less than the unprecedented peak of 277,619 infections on January 30.
Source: agencies
February 20 2022 23:48
On Monday, Australia reopened its borders with the outside to all vaccinated tourists, nearly two years after imposing one of the most stringent travel restrictions in the world to curb the spread of Covid-19.
“The wait is over,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said at a news conference on Sunday.
He told those wishing to visit the continent island: “Pack your bags,” adding: “Don’t forget to bring your money with you, there are many places to spend it.”
The first international flight is scheduled to arrive at Sydney Airport from Los Angeles on Monday at 06:00 local time (19:00 GMT Sunday), followed by flights from Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore.
Only 56 international flights are expected to land in Australia within 24 hours of the lifting of restrictions, a small number compared to pre-pandemic flights, but Morrison said he had “no doubt” that this number would rise over time.
The country had closed its borders in March 2020, in an attempt to take advantage of its isolation to protect itself from the pandemic.
Initially, for several months, this strict lockdown and strict testing and tracing policy allowed the virus to be contained.
But the emergence of the omicron mutant exacerbated the situation, which led to the registration of tens of thousands of infections and dozens of deaths daily.
In nearly two years, the virus has killed 4,913 people in Australia, which recorded 15,298 new infections on Sunday, far less than the unprecedented peak of 277,619 infections on January 30.
Source: agencies