Australia has decided to make vaccinations mandatory for high-risk aged-care workers and employees in quarantine hotels after a surge in Covid-19 cases nationwide, Reuters reports.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison met state and territory leaders to discuss the situation, with more than 20 million Australians — about 80 per cent of the population — under some form of lockdown or coronavirus-related restrictions.
Five of Australia's eight states and territories have been hit by outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant, and leaks from hotel quarantine have been widely blamed for the increase in infections.
