Morrison keeps to COVID-19 plan

Canberra: Australia’s Prime Minister declared that the National Cabinet had committed to a suppression strategy in response to COVID-19.

Despite calls for Australia to adopt an “elimination” strategy similar to that of New Zealand, PM Scott Morrison said that the National Cabinet -- which is composed of the PM and state and territory leaders -- on Friday recommitted to suppression as its lead strategy.

“A couple of other points that were agreed on today was an affirmation of the suppression strategy that we’ve been working to nationally now for many, many months from the outset,” Morrison told reporters after the National Cabinet meeting.