Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years to halt coronavirus | coronavirus outbreak News,The Indian Express

Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years to halt coronavirus | coronavirus outbreak News,The Indian Express

Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years to halt coronavirus

By: Reuters | Updated: July 6, 2020 at 10:36 am

The decision announced on Monday marks the first time the border between Victoria and New South Wales has been shut in 100 years. Officials last blocked movement between the two states in 1919 during the Spanish flu pandemic.