Originally Posted by
angra
Where is a good place to follow news on the status of the border? I too have a trip booked for late October / early November. I'd say it seems unlikely at this point, but I really don't know where to look to get a feel for the current outlook on foreign travel to Australia.
I have not seen an end date published. But any end date will get extended, as needed. Several AU Government ministers have stated the international border is not expected to be open this calendar year, other than perhaps for AU<--->NZ. IMHO travel restriction from rampant hot spots like USA, UK and others will be in place for many months (a year?), until infection & death rate reduces substantially. The death rate per million in USA/UK is about 85-150 times the rate in AU & NZ. We don't' want that here. Qantas have cancelled all international flight to the end of October (at least), which is an indication.
AU Government:--->
COVID-19 and the border Coming to Australia
AU Government update 30 June 2020:--->
COVID-19 and the border Travel restrictions
26 Jun 2020 abc.net.au
Coronavirus could keep international travel off the agenda until mid-next year, according to Qantas — this is what we know
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/t...hs-per-million
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Coronavirus kills more than 1000 US citizens every single day