South Australia recorded one new case of coronavirus in a returned traveller, as the state prepares to run a pilot program bringing hundreds of international university students back to Australian shores.
South Australia has confirmed a new case of coronavirus in a returned traveller, while preparing to welcome the country's first group of international university students arriving amid the pandemic.SA will pilot a program bringing international university students back to AustraliaThe state's Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Mike Cusack, said the man returned from India on a repatriation flight on August 4.
It was today announced South Australia would become the first state in the country to welcome international students back to its universities, with about 300 set to land in Adelaide in September. Senator Birmingham says it is important for Australia's economic recovery that international university students return.
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