Australia to ease international border curbs from November
The Hindu
"It's time to give Australians their lives back. We've save dlives," Mr. Morrison said during a televised media conference.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday, October 1, 2021, announced an will be lifted from next month, easing one of the toughest COVID-19 restrictions imposed globally.
Reopening the international border for citizens and permanent residents will be linked to the establishment of home quarantine in Australia's eight states and territories, Mr. Morrison said, meaning that some parts of the country will reopen sooner than others.
The first phase of the plan will focus on citizens and permanent residents being allowed to leave Australia, with further changes expected to permit foreign travellers to enter the country.
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