Prognosis
Australia’s Island State Pays High Price for Virus Victory
- Tasmania cut itself off from mainland Australia in April
- Border closures are hampering recovery, Morrison says
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In the southernmost reaches of Australia, the pristine island of Tasmania has virtually eliminated the coronavirus by cutting itself off from the mainland.
The remote state’s four-month run without local transmission puts it among the world’s most successful places in curbing Covid-19. But the economic cost for the island, where almost 1 in 5 jobs is reliant on tourism, is mounting.