Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison said Australians are beginning to get their lives back, after extended coronavirus lockdowns.

Morrison on Thursday said that 81 percent of Australians aged 16 and over have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and 59.3 percent are fully inoculated.

“New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s most populous state with Sydney as the capital city, will come out of lockdown that lasted for months on Monday after becoming the first jurisdiction to fully vaccinate 70 percent of over-16s.
“ Also the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Victoria set to hit the mark in this month.

“On Thursday, Australia reported more than 2,200 new locally acquired coronavirus cases, all of which were from the three jurisdictions, as the country continues to battle the third wave of infections.

“Now Australians are beginning to get their lives back, that’s what the national plan is about.
“When you hit those vaccination rates, you can open with certainty again and you can open safely with certainty and stay open.”

Morrison also issued a warning to states that have not had outbreaks of the Delta variant, urging them to boost inoculation rates to avoid strict lockdowns.

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“Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory have Australia’s lowest vaccination rates, adults fewer than 70 percent having administered first doses.

“In many states around the country, they are not living under the harsh and strict conditions that we’ve seen in New South Wales,’’ Morrison said.