### [2021-04-6](/feed/2021/04/6/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# The New Zealand government announces it will allow quarantine-free travel from Australia starting on 19 April, reestablishing two-way quarantine-free travel between the nations. 

Both nations have contained Covid outbreaks and maintained very low or near-zero infection rates.


### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56645990) [Image](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/12E70/production/_117742477_lockdown.png)

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