Opinion

Border closures for COVID-19 outbreaks is not the right response

Julian O'Brien
Updated December 18 2020 - 2:22pm, first published 2:00pm
Shutting borders because of an outbreak is not the answer
Shutting borders because of an outbreak is not the answer

Slamming interstate borders shut again is not the answer to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in this country.

Julian O'Brien

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