Omicron Covid variant: Greg Hunt backflips as Australia shuts border to southern Africa
by Ben Smee from Science | The Guardian on (#5SD4R)
Australians attempting to return home from southern Africa will be allowed into the country, but ordered into mandatory hotel quarantine
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Australia has suspended flights from nine southern African countries and closed its borders to any foreign nationals who have been to the region, amid concern about the emerging Covid-19 variant of concern, Omicron.
The announcement, made by the federal health minister, Greg Hunt, on Saturday afternoon, followed travel restrictions imposed by the United States, United Kingdom and European Union.
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