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Tasmania declares a state of emergency and introduces tough border measures; Qantas to stop all international flights until at least late May and the Tokyo Olympics to go ahead as planned


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By Greg Dyett

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Tasmania declares a state of emergency and introduces tough border measures; Qantas to stop all international flights until at least late May and the Tokyo Olympics to go ahead as planned



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