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Australia Says No Change To Covid Rules Regarding Travellers From China
Australia is making no change to its rules around allowing travellers from China into the country, despite measures by some countries to require mandatory COVID-19 tests, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday.
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800 Test Positive On Cruise Ship, Sydney Officials Say "High Risk"
Australia's Home Affairs Minister on Saturday sought to reassure the public that COVID-19 protocols were adequate after a cruise ship with hundreds of infected passengers docked in Sydney.
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Australia Swamped By Omicron Surge As Pressure Grows On Hospitals
Australia's COVID-19 infections hovered near record levels on Tuesday as a surge of infections caused by the Omicron variant put a strain on hospitals already stretched by staff isolating after being exposed to the virus.
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"Head Out And Enjoy": New Year Celebrations In Omicron- Ravaged Australia
Sydney, the Australian city worst-affected by the Omicron wave, will press ahead with New Year's Eve celebrations on Friday, with authorities encouraging revellers to come out and enjoy the festivities despite a record number of COVID-19 cases.
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"Omicron Doesn't Care...": Australia Relaxes Covid Test Rules Amid Surge
Australia sought to relieve pressure on overrun COVID-19 testing facilities on Thursday by narrowing its definition of close contacts of infected people and relaxing requirements for tests, as daily cases topped 20,000 for the first time.
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Australia's "Gear Change" To Ease Covid Testing Rules Amid Record Surge
Australia will seek to make urgent changes to COVID-19 testing rules to ease pressure on test sites as infections surged and the country's most populous state reported a near doubling in daily cases.
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Australia Stays On Course To Ease Covid Curbs On Christmas As Cases Rise
Australia will push ahead with plans to ease Covid restrictions before Christmas, officials said Tuesday, even as new coronavirus cases in the country's most populous state reached a 10-week high.
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Australia To Allow Entry Of Fully Vaccinated Visa Holders From December 1
Australia will allow foreign visa holders to enter the country from the start of December, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as it takes further steps to restart international travel and support the economy.
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Australia's Sydney To Further Ease Covid Restrictions As Vaccinations Pick Up
Australia's largest city of Sydney will further ease social distancing curbs on Monday, a month after emerging from a coronavirus lockdown that lasted nearly 100 days, as close to 90 per cent of people have got both doses of vaccine.
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Covid Restrictions In Australia's Sydney To Ease Weeks Ahead Of Schedule
Australia's biggest city will lift more COVID-19 curbs for vaccinated residents ahead of schedule next week, while delaying freedoms it has promised for unvaccinated Sydneysiders as officials aim to boost inoculations.
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Australia Lifts Travel Ban For Citizens; International Students Allowed By Year End
Australia will lift a ban on citizens travelling overseas without permission, the government announced Wednesday, with the country's border set to open to skilled workers and international students by year's end.
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Australia's Victoria Records Near-Record Covid Surge As Curbs Set To Ease
COVID-19 cases in Australia's Victoria hovered near record levels on Friday, even as authorities look set to lift lockdown restrictions next week in Melbourne, the state capital, as the state nears a key vaccination milestone.
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After 3-Month Covid Lockdown, Sydney Lifts Curbs As New Cases Stabilise
Sydney authorities moved to lift curfews for coronavirus hotpots Wednesday, as infection numbers stabilised and vaccination rates surged.
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Australia Clamps Down On "Most Concerning Day Of The Pandemic"
Australia's biggest city announced tighter Covid restrictions including heavier fines and tighter policing on Saturday as authorities battled to contain a Delta outbreak and said they were seeing the "most concerning day of the pandemic" so far.
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Australian Covid Outbreak Threatens Melbourne, Sydney Stabilises
Australian authorities reported a slowdown in new COVID-19 cases in Sydney on Thursday, as the country's largest city endures an extended lockdown to suppress the country's worst outbreak of this year of the highly contagious Delta variant.
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Australia Says No Change To Covid Rules Regarding Travellers From China
Australia is making no change to its rules around allowing travellers from China into the country, despite measures by some countries to require mandatory COVID-19 tests, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday.
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800 Test Positive On Cruise Ship, Sydney Officials Say "High Risk"
Australia's Home Affairs Minister on Saturday sought to reassure the public that COVID-19 protocols were adequate after a cruise ship with hundreds of infected passengers docked in Sydney.
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Australia Swamped By Omicron Surge As Pressure Grows On Hospitals
Australia's COVID-19 infections hovered near record levels on Tuesday as a surge of infections caused by the Omicron variant put a strain on hospitals already stretched by staff isolating after being exposed to the virus.
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"Head Out And Enjoy": New Year Celebrations In Omicron- Ravaged Australia
Sydney, the Australian city worst-affected by the Omicron wave, will press ahead with New Year's Eve celebrations on Friday, with authorities encouraging revellers to come out and enjoy the festivities despite a record number of COVID-19 cases.
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"Omicron Doesn't Care...": Australia Relaxes Covid Test Rules Amid Surge
Australia sought to relieve pressure on overrun COVID-19 testing facilities on Thursday by narrowing its definition of close contacts of infected people and relaxing requirements for tests, as daily cases topped 20,000 for the first time.
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Australia's "Gear Change" To Ease Covid Testing Rules Amid Record Surge
Australia will seek to make urgent changes to COVID-19 testing rules to ease pressure on test sites as infections surged and the country's most populous state reported a near doubling in daily cases.
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Australia Stays On Course To Ease Covid Curbs On Christmas As Cases Rise
Australia will push ahead with plans to ease Covid restrictions before Christmas, officials said Tuesday, even as new coronavirus cases in the country's most populous state reached a 10-week high.
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Australia To Allow Entry Of Fully Vaccinated Visa Holders From December 1
Australia will allow foreign visa holders to enter the country from the start of December, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as it takes further steps to restart international travel and support the economy.
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Australia's Sydney To Further Ease Covid Restrictions As Vaccinations Pick Up
Australia's largest city of Sydney will further ease social distancing curbs on Monday, a month after emerging from a coronavirus lockdown that lasted nearly 100 days, as close to 90 per cent of people have got both doses of vaccine.
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Covid Restrictions In Australia's Sydney To Ease Weeks Ahead Of Schedule
Australia's biggest city will lift more COVID-19 curbs for vaccinated residents ahead of schedule next week, while delaying freedoms it has promised for unvaccinated Sydneysiders as officials aim to boost inoculations.
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Australia Lifts Travel Ban For Citizens; International Students Allowed By Year End
Australia will lift a ban on citizens travelling overseas without permission, the government announced Wednesday, with the country's border set to open to skilled workers and international students by year's end.
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Australia's Victoria Records Near-Record Covid Surge As Curbs Set To Ease
COVID-19 cases in Australia's Victoria hovered near record levels on Friday, even as authorities look set to lift lockdown restrictions next week in Melbourne, the state capital, as the state nears a key vaccination milestone.
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After 3-Month Covid Lockdown, Sydney Lifts Curbs As New Cases Stabilise
Sydney authorities moved to lift curfews for coronavirus hotpots Wednesday, as infection numbers stabilised and vaccination rates surged.
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Australia Clamps Down On "Most Concerning Day Of The Pandemic"
Australia's biggest city announced tighter Covid restrictions including heavier fines and tighter policing on Saturday as authorities battled to contain a Delta outbreak and said they were seeing the "most concerning day of the pandemic" so far.
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Australian Covid Outbreak Threatens Melbourne, Sydney Stabilises
Australian authorities reported a slowdown in new COVID-19 cases in Sydney on Thursday, as the country's largest city endures an extended lockdown to suppress the country's worst outbreak of this year of the highly contagious Delta variant.
