Covid Australia

• Australia to reopen international border for people vaccinated against COVID-19

  Australia closed its borders at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing only a limited number of citizens and permanent residents to return from abroad.

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  Oct 30, 2021
  
• 3rd Australian state announces lockdown as Delta variant fuels COVID-19 spread

  The state of South Australia said it would join Sydney and Victoria in lockdown from Tuesday evening for seven days after detecting new cases of the Delta strain.

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  Jul 20, 2021
  
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• Sydney’s 3-week COVID-19 lockdown may be extended as cases reach new high for 2021

  Hundreds of extra police patrolled parts of Sydney to enforce the city's lockdown orders imposed to stamp out an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant.

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  Jul 9, 2021
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• Australia locks down 2nd most populous state over ‘highly infectious’ COVID-19 outbreak

  The new cluster of infections in Melbourne detected early this week swelled to 26 on Thursday after 12 more cases overnight, while the number of virus-exposed sites rose above 150.

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  May 27, 2021
• Australia reinstates COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney after new ‘mysterious’ case

  The swift action was taken a day after a 50-year-old man became the first reported local transmission case in New South Wales state in more than a month.

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  May 6, 2021
• Countries zero in on coronavirus hot spots as cases rise again globally

  The concept of containing hot spots isn't new, but it's being tested under new pressures as authorities try to avoid a resurgence, this time with weakened economies.

  World

  Oct 19, 2020
• Empty streets in Australia’s Melbourne as pandemic restrictions reimposed

  The closing down of Australia's second-largest city also coincided with frenetic preparation.

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  Aug 5, 2020
• Masks made mandatory in Australia’s coronavirus hot spot state Victoria

  While Victoria's fluctuating daily infection count brings either hope or alarm, health authorities are most concerned by new cases of unknown origin.

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  Jul 30, 2020
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• Australia prepares to reopen doors to international students in July

  International students have been Australia's most lucrative industry after mining, with China the largest source of foreign students.

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  Jun 12, 2020