Australia, New Zealand open travel bubble, start quarantine-free flights

They successfully halted Covid-19 transmissions from spreading through their nations.

Australia, New Zealand open travel bubble, start quarantine-free flights
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Bloomberg
1 min read Last Updated : Apr 20 2021 | 2:01 AM IST
Australia and New Zealand on Monday started their first quarantine-free flights since the pandemic began, after they successfully halted Covid-19 transmissions from spreading through their nations.
 
The flights reflect “a world-leading arrangement that opens up travel while aiming to keep Covid-19 out of the community,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern said in a joint statement.


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