Could COVID-19 red and green zones to identify hotspots save Australia's economy?

Katie Burgess
Updated August 28 2020 - 4:14pm, first published 12:12pm
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said keeping state borders shut until there was a vaccine was a "recipe for economic ruin". Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said keeping state borders shut until there was a vaccine was a "recipe for economic ruin". Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it would be "sensible" if Australia followed the lead of Denmark and developed a colour-coded system of COVID-19 restrictions, instead of imposing hard internal border closures.

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Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

Federal politics reporter

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