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The 2021 event went ahead on 11–13 June, with interstate patron numbers limited by the organisers. Some local Indigenous groups did not attend due to caution over COVID-19. [42] In 2020 the Finke Desert Race was cancelled, for the first time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This cost the economy of Alice Springs about A$8 million.
The following table outlines the COVID-19 clusters detected in Australia from the start of the pandemic until 5 November 2021, when Australia entered the consolidation phase of its COVID-19 transition plan by reaching an 80 percent vaccination target of the eligible Australian population.
It was the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak in an aged care setting in Australia. [124] On 28 November, the Omicron variant spread from southern Africa to Sydney and Darwin by aircraft, and would go on to become the dominant variant in Victoria by the end of the year. [125] [circular reference]
Australia has sent defence and emergency medical teams, usually deployed to disaster zones, to aged care homes in the city of Melbourne to help contain the country's worst outbreak of the coronavirus.
Western Australia's low case numbers were attributed to a swift introduction of restrictions by authorities, a strict state border policy, and its isolation. [2] During May 2022, Western Australia experienced sharply rising cases amongst the highest per capita cases seen anywhere in the world throughout the pandemic.
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Australian COVID-19 travel ban (2020–2021), prohibited Australians from travelling abroad almost entirely with a few exceptions and closed its borders off to non-residents because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia's travel restrictions during the pandemic were considered to be the toughest in the world. [23] [22]