Covid-19 live updates: CDC lowers warning for cruises, recommends only fully vaccinated travel

Relatively few people in Australia are fully vaccinated, making the country vulnerable to fresh outbreaks. Melbourne, in southeastern Victoria state, locked down last month as the delta and kappa variants were detected. Berejiklian, the New South Wales premier, stopped short of mandating masks in other settings, although she encouraged people to wear them indoors and in places where it is difficult to physically distance.