Plans for isolation rules to be scrapped were announced on Saturday by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who says that the nation is now in “phase D”. 7NEWS
Now that the airports are open and with quarantine waivers available, Mr Morrison says “we believe we are in phase D now”.But his announcement follows discussions with a medical expert panel which claimed further advice would first need to provided before the rules would be removed.Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
“There are exceptions to where we are at in phase D but pretty much, especially here in New South Wales and Victoria, and Queensland as well, we’re pretty much there,” Mr Morrison said. Western Australia about a month behind the rest of the country, according to Mr Morrison, who said that this was due to the state dealing with a different COVID cycle.Necessary additional caution in the Northern Territory was also noted, due to the discrete Indigenous communities in the region.Credit:NSW recorded 12,850 new infections on Saturday, while Victoria recorded 6075 and Tasmania posted 1130 cases.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said the advice was expected by the end of the month on whether a fourth vaccine dose would be recommended for people over 65.Health Minister Greg Hunt says Lifeline's text service is preferred by members of high risk groups.The government has set aside $2.1 billion to prepare for winter, including $1.
But while a COVID-19 spike was expected, it was unlikely to reach the same levels of early 2022, Mr Hunt said.Watch the latest news on Channel 7 and stream it for free on
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