Australian Borders Closed for ‘A Very Significant’ Amount of Time

Minister for Health Greg Hunt addresses a press conference in the Main Committee Room at Parliament House on April 8, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Sam Mooy/Getty Images

Health Minister Greg Hunt says Australia’s borders will remain closed for “a very significant” amount of time.

Hunt says infection rates of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, are accelerating around the world.