Australia Finally Ready To Reopen To Tourists After 2 Years Of COVID Lockdowns
After two years of keeping its “drawbridge” with the rest of the world in the closed position, Australia and its government, which has imposed some of the most draconian COVID lockdown policies outside of China, is apparently finally ready to let some tourists back in.
Australian PM Scott Morrison said as much on Sunday, when he revealed that Australia’s parliament would debate a reopening to tourists as soon as this week. The country shut its borders in March of 2020, and has been going through a staggered reopening in recent months, allowing in only its citizens and residents, along with skilled migrants, international students and seasonal workers. Morrison said last month that he hoped international borders would open before Easter.
According to Reuters, Morrison’s sudden eagerness to reopen the country’s borders comes as his popularity has been sliding in recent months as a growing number of Australians have become disillusioned with the country’s strict lockdowns and other anti-COVID measures.
Across Australia, case numbers have finally come down, as have hospitalizations and deaths. But despite the government’s best efforts, they weren’t able to stop uncontrolled spread of the virus in the end. – READ MORE
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