Share:Australia announced on Friday that it will reopen its international borders to fully vaccinated citizens beginning next month. "We will be able to open those international borders again and that will enable Australians who are fully vaccinated, and Australians and residents of Australia who are overseas who are fully vaccinated," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said at a news conference in the capital Canberra. Initially, the borders will be opened to states that have met the targets and vaccinated at least 80% of their populations, starting with New South Wales, the premier said. Recently, the highly contagious Delta variant spread in some Australian states, including New South Wales and Victoria that bringing strict restrictions in those regions. So far, 28 million doses have been administered in Australia and 55% of the adult population over the age of 16 having been vaccinated.

Source: The Nation October 01, 2021 08:48 UTC