Australian PM backs reopening plan

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday urged state and territory governments to stick with the pathway out of the coronavirus pandemic amid record case numbers.

The country reported a record 914 new locally-acquired cases a second day in a row with a new record number, reports Xinhua news agency.

Despite widespread outbreaks of the virus, Morrison on Sunday pushed the states and territories to start easing restrictions when 70 per cent of their adult populations are fully vaccinated.

The National Cabinet, which is made up of the prime minister and state and territory leaders, in July signed off on a four-phase pathway out of the pandemic that will see lockdowns used more sparingly when 70 per cent of adults are inoculated.

The point is that we need to suppress the virus as best as we can in phase A of the national plan, Morrison told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

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