Brisbane, like all of Australia, had returned to virtual normality amid the southern hemisphere's summer temperatures, so it's keen to nip this problem in the bud.
The European Union said it had agreed an option for a further 300 million jabs from Pfizer/BioNTech, doubling its supply of the drug.The measures taken in China and Australia as a part of virus alert came after Japan declared a state of emergency for the Tokyo region.
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 87.42 million, death toll at 1 888 982
More than 87.42 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1 888 982 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
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UK extends England entry ban to travellers from 11 African countries for Covid variant
The United Kingdom said on Thursday it would extend a ban on travellers entering England to southern African countries in a measure to prevent the spread of a new Covid-19 variant identified in South Africa.