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Jan 18, 2021 08:32 AM EST
Australia would not fully reopen its borders even if most of its population became immunized this year as planned, a senior health official claims.
Australia would not fully reopen even if many had been vaccinated
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Tennis Players And Officials Arrive In Melbourne Ahead Of 2021 Australian Open MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: Tennis players and their support teams are seen disembarking Flight EY460 carrying tennis players and their support teams participating at the Australian Open at Melbourne Jet Base adjoining the Melbourne International airport on January 14, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. All players and staff arriving in Melbourne for the Australian Open must complete 14 days of hotel quarantine and will be housed across three hotels; the Grand Hyatt, Pullman Albert Park and View Melbourne. Quarantining players will be able to leave their rooms for up to five hours a day, but on
Another four coronavirus cases, including one player, have been linked to the Australian Open taking the total associated with the tournament to six.
The rising numbers mean more people will likely to be forced to self-isolate in Melbourne s quarantine hotels.
The Department of Health and Human Services this afternoon confirmed the new cases were three males aged in their 30s and one male aged in their 50s.
Australian Bio Security staff are seen about to enter Flight EY460 carrying tennis players and their support teams participating at the Australian Open at Melbourne(Getty)
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews today confirmed the new infections were in addition to the five cases which emerged from three flights over the weekend, bringing players, staff, officials and media to Australia.