Australia eyes New Zealand travel 'bubble' as cases fall

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Falling numbers of active coronavirus cases in Australia and New Zealand are paving the way for the easing of travel restrictions between the two countries, health officials said on Wednesday, even as Australia recorded its youngest coronavirus death.

FILE PHOTO: Men fish near the Sydney Harbour Bridge amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease restrictions in Sydney, Australia, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

“The trans-Tasman bubble is certainly a possibility,” Australia’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said. Senior health officials of both countries held preliminary talks this week and are preparing advice for their respective governments in the weeks ahead on how safe travel could resume, he added.

It was unclear how the man contracted the disease with authorities studying links to the Ruby Princess cruise ship, which was responsible for Australia’s biggest outbreak of the virus, and nearby mines to which workers commute by air.The two island nations have been among the most successful countries in containing the coronavirus spread, which officials attribute to early travel restrictions, social distancing measures and widespread testing.

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