Australia bans non-residents from arrival: PM

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The Premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian (C) listens as Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (R) speaks during the Meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) at Parramatta Stadium in western Sydney on March 13, 2020. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / POOL / AFP)

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia on Thursday unveiled an unprecedented ban on any non-residents arriving into the country, ratcheting up efforts to seal the country off from transborder coronavirus infections.

“A travel ban will be placed on all non-residents, non-Australian citizens coming to Australia, and that will be in place from 9:00 pm tomorrow evening,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced.

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