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SA lifts COVID-19 border rules for WA, NT

South Australia has scrapped COVID-19 border restrictions for Western Australia and the Northern Territory but NSW remains locked out as it continues to battle a Delta variant outbreak. The SA transition committee met on Thursday to consider border rules imposed after locally acquired virus cases emerged in NSW, Queensland, the NT and WA. SA had… Read More »

DHS won’t test thousands of migrants before releasing into US and is relying on border communities

U.S. border officials have no plans for personnel on the southern border to administer coronavirus tests on migrants, which could risk the spread of the virus as thousands of families and children are released from federal custody into border communities and travel across the United States. The Biden administration is struggling to respond to the… Read More »

Russian border becomes China’s frontline in fight against second virus wave

SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) – China’s northeastern border with Russia has become a frontline in the fight against a resurgence of the coronavirus epidemic as new daily cases rose to the highest in nearly six weeks – with more than 90% involving people coming from abroad. Having largely stamped out domestic transmission of the disease, China… Read More »