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New Zealand pauses quarantine-free travel to Australian state

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Reuters, Wellington

Published: 06 May ,2021: 09:38 AM GST Updated: 06 May ,2021: 09:56 AM GST

New Zealand has halted quarantine-free travel to Australia’s state of New South Wales while it investigates the source of infection of two cases announced in Sydney, Chris Hipkins, the minister for COVID-19 response, said on Thursday.

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Hipkins said the government would continue monitoring the situation in Australia and act accordingly. The cases in the southeastern state were announced in the last two days.

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