New Zealand and Australia in ‘travel bubble’ talks as no new cases reported in New Zealand

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged New Zealanders to ‘stay the course’ as no new coronavirus cases were reported for the first time since March.

As part of the island nation’s reopening plans, Ardern and her Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, will begin talks on a cross-Tasman ‘travel bubble’ between the two countries.

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