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(Audio in Dinka) 'Australia is closing its borders to all non-citizens and non-residents'.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, March 19, 2020. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Source: AAP

(Audio in Dinka) From 9 pm AEDT Friday, 20 March 2020, only Australian citizens, residents and their direct family members will be allowed into the country. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison also reiterated that 'Australian citizens and permanent residents and those exempt from our entry restrictions will continue to be subject to a strict 14 days self-isolation'.



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