Australia announced a raft of plans to speed up the resumption of public life to boost the ailing economy
The government is also talking with Australian universities about allowing the return of some international students, a sector that contributes more than A$30 billion to domestic coffers.
Australia has reported just over 7,000 infections, including 100 deaths, and has completed around 1.1 million tests among its population of 25 million. Health Minister Greg Hunt said just 11 new cases were logged over the past 24 hours. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said from a medical point of view there was no need to keep borders closed.
World Health Organization members overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday for an independent review on the pandemic, with China eventually joining over 130 other countries as a co-sponsor. “We would be disappointed if there was any process of conflating these issues,” Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne told Australian Broadcasting Corp radio.
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