The world is preparing for its third year of fighting the coronavirus, and many Australians are learning what has long been evident elsewhere: the coronavirus will continue to exist, and societies that think they can keep it out will have to live with the virus as well. In August, Morrison reversed his administration's previous policy of seeking to eradicate the virus, acknowledging that efforts to suppress it were futile and unnecessary if vaccination rates were high enough.
Crowds crowd the Australian beaches
As more and more people receive vaccinations, Sydney and Melbourne end months of lockdowns, and Morrison is pushing state governments to lift the domestic border blockade, Bloomberg reported. It is one of the most controversial state measures, with an almost complete ban on any form of foreign travel, which will be lifted in November. NSW will soon lift all quarantine restrictions on vaccinated travellers – a dramatic reversal of some of the world's toughest border policies.
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