SYDNEY: Australia unlikely reopen completely its international borders this yr even when a lot of its population is vaccinated against coronavirus, the head of its health department mentioned,
Australian authorities are also monitoring the adverse results of the Pfizer vaccine after Norway reported few deaths in old people who received the shot.
“Even if we’ve got lots of the population vaccinated, we do not know whether that may stop transmission of the virus,” Brendan Murphy informed the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Victoria, which is hosting the Australian Open, reported 4 positive cases in travelers from abroad, all of them related to tennis tournaments, taking the entire to 9.
The cases have prompted authorities to send three Australian Open charter flights into hard quarantine, forcing more than 70 players into a 14-day hotel room isolation.
“I do know that there’s been a bit of chatter from a number of players concerning the guidelines. Effectively, the rules apply to them as they apply to everyone else,” Victorian state Premier Daniel Andrews mentioned, responding to participant complaints concerning the strict quarantine.
The main focus in Australia is presently in Sydney within the state of New South Wales, the place where recently noted a covid-19 outbreak which prompted other states to impose journey restrictions on both all of New South Wales or people in outbreak suburbs.
New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian mentioned she would contemplate allowing venues to ban entry to individuals who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19, Australia will start its immunization program next month.
“Already airlines have indicated that if you’re not vaccinated you possibly can’t travel abroad and I feel that’ll be an incentive to lots of people,” Berejiklian informed
“We’ll also think about whether we enable venues, make up their own guidelines if they have a business, or run an office about what they feel is COVID protected.”
