Australian News in Punjabi : The government extends Telehealth services for another six months

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The lockdown in Western Australia ends at midnight with some restrictions to remain in place, The government extends Telehealth services for another six months, and in sport, Three Australian cricketers leave the Indian Premier League.


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Western Australia's Perth and Peel regions will emerge from a three-day lockdown from Tuesday but interim restrictions will remain.

More than a hundred Qantas passengers are still waiting for coronavirus test results, after flying to Melbourne with an infected traveller five days ago.

The Health Minister has defended Australia's quarantine arrangements in response for calls for it to be overhauled.

The federal government will extend its Medicare-subsidised TeleHealth service, allowing people to access doctors remotely,  until the end of the year.

Authorities in India have extended the lockdown in the capital New Delhi for another week following the devastating new surge of infections.

Australia's billions in fossil fuel subsidies are under the spotlight in a new report as the United States puts pressure on other countries to stop handing money to the sector.

Australian cricket players Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye and Kane Richardson have left the Indian Premier League, as the country deals with a record surge of COVID-19 cases.

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