New Zealand suspends COVID travel bubble with Australia

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New Zealand's government announced on Friday that it is suspending all quarantine-free travel from Australia for eight weeks as the country battles a surge in COVID-19 infections.

The suspension, it added, would give Australia "time to manage the current outbreaks" and allow New Zealand officials to monitor the situation and assess travel developments in other countries.

Half of Australia's 26 million population is currently under lockdown. Sydney has been locked down for a month. The delta variant cluster has spread from Sydney to Victoria and South Australia states which are also locked down.

Only 15% of adult Australians are fully vaccinated. While there are ample supplies of locally-manufactured AstraZeneca, many are concerned about the slight risk of blood clots associated with that vaccine and demanding Pfizer, the only alternative registered in Australia.

https://www.euronews.com/2021/07/23/new-zealand-suspends-covid-travel-bubble-with-australia

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