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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday pledged more freedom for vaccinated citizens, even as the country s second largest state reported its second highest daily rise in new COVID-19 infections this year. Morrison said federal and state leaders would discuss vaccine passports and expanding home quarantine when they meet for a national cabinet later on Friday. You will see vaccinated people being able to move and do more things, Morrison told radio station 3AW. They re less likely to get the virus, transmit the virus, get a serious illness and end up in hospital, he said. And so, that won t put the pressure on the public hospital system. Health officials have warned that the current Delta outbreak is likely to strain the healthcare system when states go ahead with plans to lift lockdowns in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and some regional areas. Victoria on Friday reported 510 new cases, the majority in state capital Melbourne, and one new death. The state re ....
Australian officials will trial a home quarantine system for fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Sydney, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as the country moves to reopen its borders despite persistent COVID-19 cases. ....
A curfew imposed on more than two million people in the 12 Sydney suburbs hardest hit by the spread of the coronavirus Delta variant will end on Wednesday night, authorities said, stopping short of easing more lockdown restrictions. ....
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