Australia Reopens Borders For First Time In Two Years

Reuters reports:

Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of pandemic-related closings as tourists returned and hundreds of people were reunited with family and friends.

More than 50 international flights will reach the country through the day, including 27 touching down in Sydney, its largest city, as the tourism and hospitality sectors look to rebuild after getting hammered by COVID-19 restrictions.

“It is a very exciting day, one that I have been looking forward to for a long time, from the day that I first shut that border right at the start of the pandemic,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters.

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‘Welcome back world!’: After nearly two years of closures, Australia fully reopened its international borders to travelers vaccinated against the coronavirus https://t.co/D3woGMr4BV pic.twitter.com/0ZtaFngdBx

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Australia has reopened to international visitors nearly two years after shutting its borders in response to the coronavirus.

“It’s been a party out here at Sydney airport; everyone is celebrating,” the country’s minister for tourism said.https://t.co/JqiywAwGNv

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