TheВ Australian economy, which rebounded swiftly in the pandemic's early stages, is set to contract sharply this quarter, threatening to push the country back into recession if the decline persists for the rest of the year.

If you sit at the end of the pipeline nothing is coming through.' 'It doesn't matter where that pipeline is broken.

'We are not in lockdown and that's great, but tourism is like a pipeline,' he said. The outbreaks and lockdowns are devastating tourism operators, said Daniel Gschwind, chief executive of the Queensland Tourism Industry Council. Mark McGowan, premier of WesternВ Australia, said his iron ore-exporting state wanted to continue to 'crush and kill' the virus, with lockdowns when necessary. There are 840 people in hospital being treated for Covid-19 in the epicenter, with 137 in intensive care and 48 requiring ventilation. 'That is our goal, to live with this virus, not to live in fear of it,' he said last week.Д«ut some largely infection-free states, including Queensland and WesternВ Australia, are pushing back as they watch health services at the center of the delta outbreak in the Sydney area come under stress. Prime Minister Scott Morrison wantsВ AustraliaВ to treat Covid-19 like the flu as vaccination rates rise. After 80% comes a gradual reopening of international travel, according to the government-backed plan modelled by the Melbourne-based Doherty Institute. AustraliaВ plans to start easing restrictions once 70% of those aged 16 and over are fully vaccinated, expected late in the year.

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