Prognosis
Australia Pushes Forward With Plan to End Covid-Zero Isolation
- Morrison announces international travel ban to end in November
- Fraught day sees most-populous state’s leader resign in Sydney
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Australia’s transformation from Covid-Zero isolation to opening back up to the wider world seems to be happening sooner than many expected.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that bans on international travel will be lifted in November, a month ahead of schedule. And in a move set to pave the way for overseas travelers and fee-paying foreign students who have received those vaccinations to enter Australia, authorities recognized China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Covid-19 shot and India-made AstraZeneca Plc jabs.