New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel with Australia's New South Wales amid surge in cases
UK records more than 40K Covid cases for fourth day in a row
New Zealand on Tuesday announced it was pausing quarantine-free travel inAustralia's New South Wales due to a surge in coronavirus cases.
Reports said passengers on two flights between Sydney and Wellington were asked by New Zealand authorities to get tested and isolate for two weeks. New South Wales authorities had earlier linked coronavirus cases to the two flights.
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New South Wales closed its border as 10 new COVID-19 cases were discovered.Victoria declared large areas in Sydney including Waverley, Canada Bay, Inner West as "red zones".
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According to the COVID-19 guidelines, citizens in Victoria who travel to the red zone in Sydney would require a permit and will have to quarantine at home for 14 days.
Authorities in Queensland had earlier asked people to reconsider travelling to Sydney.
"We also need to recognise that this Delta variant... is actually a gold medalist when it comes to jumping from one person to another," New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian said.
The recent spurt in coronavirus cases come even as Australia continues its strict international border measures which were put in place in March last year when the pandemic took hold around the world.
PM Morrison'sgovernment has insisted that the COVID-19 travel restrictions will continue in 2021 and into next year.
Australia has been slow to vaccinate its citizens with just 6.7 million people being administered the jabs so far in a population of 25 million.
The country has reported just 30,000 cases COVID-19 cases and 910 deaths so far however the recent surge in cases has worried health officials.
(With inputs from Agencies)