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Australia’s international border will finally reopen to tourists Source:dailymirror.lk Australia will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced, ending some of the world’s strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions. “It’s almost two years since we took the decision to close the borders to Australia,” Morrison said during a media briefing on Monday. “If you’re double vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back to Australia.” Australia shut its borders in March 2020 to protect itself against a surging COVID-19 pandemic. For most of the time since then, Australians have been barred from leaving and only a handful of visitors have been granted exemptions to enter. The rules have split families, hammered the country’s large tourist industry and prompted sometimes acrimonious debates about Australia’s status as a modern, open and outward-looking nation. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it “greatly welcomed” ...