SINGAPORE: A planned travel bubble between Singapore and Australia is"more likely to happen" towards the end of 2021, said Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan.
“At this stage, it’s more likely to happen towards the end of this year as we make sure that both countries can fully roll out their vaccination programmes."Officials from the two countries will “continue to engage” on the matter, he added.Plans for a potential bubble have been on hold due to a third wave of COVID-19 in Australia, Mr Tehan told Melbourne-based newspaper The Age on Sunday.with 112 new cases, fuelled by the highly infectious Delta variant.
He met Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana on Monday, and is also scheduled to meet Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong.About 40 per cent of Singapore’s population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For Australia, about 11 per cent of its adult population, or 20.5 million, have received both shots of a vaccine.
Australian media reported at the time that the bubble - which could also have included New Zealand as part of a three-way arrangement - was expected to kick off by July or August this year.
All these are useless planning…the word likely does not fit into the current situation
There’s a typo: “For Australia, about 11 per cent of its adult population, or 20.5 million, have received both shots of a vaccine.” It should say 2.3 million. Australia total pop is 25.36m.
u guys really got to quit using that cursed word.
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