‘Pandemic Is Far From Over’: Australian Treasury Secretary

A couple ride along the harbour in Sydney on June 26, 2021, as Australia's largest city entered a two-week lockdown to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Australian Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy has warned that the “pandemic is far from over” and the country needs to remain vigilant against the risks associated with the CCP virus.

“As we move through 2021, the pandemic is far from over. We have witnessed the consequences and impacts of second and third waves around the world and within Australia,” Kennedy said in the latest Treasury Annual Report.