Australian authorities are closing the border between the country’s two largest states as coronavirus cases surge in Melbourne.
New South Wales police board the Ruby Princess, which has become the largest source of coronavirus infections in Australia.Andrews said he agreed with Berejiklian and Prime Minister Scott Morrison, a Sydney resident, that the border between Victoria and New South Wales needed to close. Three in five Australian residents live in Sydney or Melbourne, and the air services between the two cities before the pandemic were among the busiest in the world.
“I think it is the smart call, the right call at this time, given the significant challenges we face in containing this virus,” Andrews said. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd confirmed that federal authorities agreed with the closure. The federal government had previously opposed any internal border closures aimed mostly at stopping spread from Victoria and New South Wales. Morrison had urged state leaders toKidd said that only 16% of new cases detected in Australia in the past week had been infected overseas. Two weeks ago, 50% of new cases were people infected overseas and detected in hotel quarantine, he said.
Outside of Victoria, another 13 cases reported in the past 24 hours were people infected overseas. Of those, 10 had been in hotel quarantine in New South Wales and three in Western Australia New South Wales police will enforce the Victorian border closure. Some flights and trains services would continue for travelers who are given permits and exemptions, Berejiklian said.New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said officers would use drones to detect people who attempt to cross the border via forest tracks to avoid the 55 policed road and bridge crossings.
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