Australia will charter three repatriation flights between May 15 and May 31, with some 900 people deemed most vulnerable are expected to be prioritised, Morrison said. However, state health officials reported on Friday that more than 13,000 tests conducted over the past 24 hours had found no additional cases, easing concerns about a wider outbreak. Berejiklian on Thursday imposed new social distancing restrictions in greater Sydney, including mask wearing on public transport and limits on home gatherings. “We may never find that missing link,” Berejiklian told the Nine Network "Today" show about the Sydney case, the first in NSW in more than a month. Every time there’s a positive case, we can match it to see if it’s part of the same strain."

Source: bd News24 May 07, 2021 02:26 UTC