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A pedestrian crosses an empty intersection at morning commute hour in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Sydney, Australia, June 28, 2021. Reuters pic
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SYDNEY, June 28 Australia’s Covid-19 response committee is due to hold an emergency meeting on Monday as outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant across the country prompted a lockdown in Sydney and renewed restrictions elsewhere. More than 20 million Australians, or around 80 per cent of the population, are now under some form of lockdown or Covid-related restrictions as officials grapple with Covid-19 flare-ups in almost every state or territory.
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Australia to consider proposal to suspend flights from India amid surge in Covid-19 cases Reuters
Australia is set to consider a proposal on Tuesday to suspend flights from India to prevent more virulent coronavirus variants entering the country following a surge in positive Covid-19 cases in India.
Queensland state has urged the federal government to halt all flights from India due to the high risk of potential Covid-19 outbreaks from highly contagious virus variants in the country s hotel quarantine system. I sent a letter to the Prime Minister at the end of last week asking for the suspension of flights coming in from India . and I know that the federal government is considering it today, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told the Australian Broadcasting Corp on Tuesday.