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China News Service·Huayu News According to Australia.com, Australian Prime Minister Morrison stood up and called today:
It is simply unreasonable for states to keep their borders closed
"It is not good for the economy, tourism...!"
Some Australian states have already announced "Victory in the fight against the epidemic"
But the WHO issued an emergency warning:
Don't talk about the second wave of the epidemic
We are still in the middle of the first wave of the epidemic!
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Australian states are constantly warring with each other, with many parties calling for the lifting of state border closures.
The epidemic has been relatively well controlled in every state in Australia. Some states have had no new cases for more than ten consecutive days.
Under this situation,
states have chosen to open their state borders one after another,
but there are still four "old stubborns":
Western Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory
These four states/territories have not yet opened their state borders!
Even New South Wales and Victoria, which have the highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, have kept their borders open, but the ones that are still closed seem very abrupt.
Australian Prime Minister Morrison today issued an appeal to the federal government,
unblock it! The economic loss is too great!
He said that keeping Western Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory closed was "by no means a recommendation from the national cabinet".
In fact, national-level expert medical advice never mentions domestic border controls.
"It's bad for the economy, especially at the start of the school holidays. Local businesses need support too."
"Those individual states, they have to defend those decisions themselves, it's not what the national cabinet has come up with."
Defend for what?
In fact, states have been fighting fiercely over this matter recently.
New South Wales took the lead in announcing that it would lift travel restrictions in the state from June 1, open its borders, and encourage people to travel across state lines.
However, this move has attracted dissatisfaction from state governments in Queensland, Western Australia and other places.
Western Australia has a big problem. Governor McGowan has been opposed to opening state borders from the beginning and has questioned whether New South Wales has the ability to open borders.
He said Western Australia would not bow to pressure from the federal and NSW governments and the border would remain closed in the coming months.
In turn, New South Wales Governor Berejiklian began to accuse the Western Australia Governor, saying that he insisted on closing state borders just to maintain public reputation.
The governor of Western Australia even bluntly stated that he was wronged.
said that the Western Australian government had been "bullied" by the governor of New South Wales.
New South Wales Premier Berejiklian said each state "has its own view on what should be done", but she pointed out that international travel was banned during the epidemic and that New South Wales was the "gateway to Australia" and was helping residents from other states return. plays a vital role in rural areas.
Stay safe or travel freely?
This is the eternal dilemma.
However, judging from the results,
Western Australia still listened to the advice.
They announced yesterday that,
except for some areas,
border restrictions in Western Australia will be lifted this Friday.
The war of words between Queensland and New South Wales has not stopped. Palaszczuk, the governor of Queensland, which is close to New South Wales, said that although Queensland has relaxed epidemic restrictions, the border will not be opened before September.
This is because there is still community transmission in Victoria and New South Wales, and they will only choose to open when the Chief Health Officer of Queensland thinks it can be opened.
However, New South Wales said, "If we want Australia as a whole to survive this difficult economic and health crisis period, we really need to open the borders."
New South Wales Governor Berejiklian reiterated today that "keeping the borders closed will actually Stopping us from moving forward will also prevent people from getting back into employment. "In April alone, 221,000 people lost their jobs in NSW and that's a shock to the economy that I don't think any of us are happy with."
In fact, Australia and New Zealand may be able to unblock their borders faster than Queensland.
As New Zealand and Australia continue to advance the travel bubble plan, the Prime Minister of New Zealand said that it is likely to be possible under New Zealand's level 2 alert (now level 2) Australia and New Zealand are interconnected, regardless of whether there are border controls within Australian states.
also said that the possible lifting of the Australia-New Zealand border is "a matter of weeks".
In contrast, Queensland will have to continue. Lasts until September...?
So some media ridiculed that maybe southern Australians will go to New Zealand to ski first, and then go to Queensland to surf...
The Morrison government has also issued a warning to the governor of Queensland:
Internal Australia is not allowed State border ban
creates "obstacle" for flights to and from New Zealand
Australian Federal Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham has also repeatedly urged state/territory governments to accept domestic holidaymakers as soon as possible
Hanson (Pauline). Hanson also put pressure on the Queensland government yesterday and set a deadline: the blockade must be lifted before Thursday!
By the way, Victoria’s state borders have never been closed, but the surrounding states have blocked Victoria’s borders. There are many restrictions on domestic travel.
Western Australia has compromised.
What will Queensland, the Northern Territory and Tasmania do?
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WHO? Warning: The world is still in the middle of the first wave of the epidemic.
Australia’s anti-epidemic trend is good, and many people are relieved.
Some states have even announced success in fighting the epidemic (?)
The latest statement from the Chief Health Officer of New South Wales:
New Crown. The virus has been effectively controlled in New South Wales, and
’s transmission rate has dropped to almost zero.
even said: “A second wave of the epidemic is unlikely! "
These words immediately aroused controversy. Many people believed that New South Wales, which was once the worst affected by the epidemic, was exaggerating.
Immediately afterwards, the governor of New South Wales came forward to deny the statement that "the fight against the epidemic has been successful and there will be no second wave of the epidemic." , expressing the words of the New South Wales Health Officer It is out of context.
In fact, while Australia is discussing the "second wave of the epidemic", the WHO also expresses that they are very worried.
The WHO has issued a warning:
Don't talk about the second wave.
We are now connected. Didn’t pass the first wave Go!
The World Health Organization stated on the 25th that the world is still in the middle of the first wave of the epidemic and made it clear that some countries may be affected by the second wave of the epidemic (which relapses a few months after the first wave). First usher in the "second epidemic" "The epidemic peak" (the infection rate increased again after the unblocking).
Ryan, executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program, said that although confirmed cases are declining in many countries, they are still increasing in Central and South America, South Asia and Africa.
such as If countries that have resumed work are too anxious and
relax epidemic control measures too quickly,
the infection rate may rebound quickly!
Therefore, Western countries, including Australia, should continue to adopt public health and social measures, surveillance measures, testing measures and comprehensive measures. strategy, sure To ensure that the epidemic trend declines further, a second wave of epidemic peak will not occur immediately.
Today, Victoria announced 8 new confirmed cases, 2 of which are related to elderly care facilities, 1 is in hotel quarantine, and the rest are due to routine inspections. Results.
Governor Andrews warned again: It is best for everyone to continue. Continue to work from home for at least a month.
Queensland announced a new death, and it was only after the death that the man was diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Editor’s conclusion
It can be seen that Australia is not yet absolutely safe. , We cannot declare "success in fighting the epidemic" arbitrarily.
The states that choose to open their state borders are considering economic recovery, while the states that choose to continue the lockdown also have health concerns.
The editor still hopes that states can take the advice of health experts into consideration. Let Australia gradually return to normalcy under the premise of caution.(Original title: Today, Morrison went crazy! "Closing the borders is not good for anyone"! WHO warns: We are still in the middle of the first wave of the epidemic)
Source: Australia.com
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