Australia’s Federal Pandemic Measures Declaration to End in April

Australia’s Federal Pandemic Measures Declaration to End in April
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 23, 2021. Rohan Thomson/Getty Images
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Australia’s COVID-19 human biosecurity emergency pandemic measures declaration will end when it lapses on April 17 and not be renewed, the country’s federal health minister announced on March 25.

“I am taking this decision now so as to provide forward guidance based on the advice of Professor Paul Kelly, the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer,” federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said in a release.
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