SYDNEY, July 7 — Australian officials were scrambling today to implement a travel permit system before closing the heavily trafficked border between its two most populous states as it attempts to contain a coronavirus outbreak in the city of Melbourne. The state line between New South Wales and...
Tuesday, 07 Jul 2020 08:22 AM MYT
SYDNEY, July 7 — Australian officials were scrambling today to implement a travel permit system before closing the heavily trafficked border between its two most populous states as it attempts to contain a coronavirus outbreak in the city of Melbourne. New South Wales is issuing daily crossing permits for residents on both sides of the border, but Premier Gladys Berejiklian has acknowledged there could be a delay, although she hoped the permits would be ready before the closure.
“There will be queues, there will be frustration, there will be lots of questions but we're doing this to keep everybody safe,” she added.
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