Rugby Resumes in Australia After Weeks of COVID-19 Lockdowns

SYDNEY - The first major sporting competition in Australia is restarting Thursday after weeks of COVID-19 lockdown. The National Rugby League (NRL) has adopted strict biosecurity measures and has developed a health check app for players.

Australia’s National Rugby League season was suspended on March 23 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 16-team competition kicks-off again Thursday with a match in Brisbane.

It is another sign that life in Australia, which has contained the outbreak, is beginning to resemble what it was before the coronavirus crisis.

Read more: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/rugby-resumes-australia-after-weeks-covid-19-lockdowns
FILE - Customers eat in a cafe after more than seven weeks of coronavirus restrictions, in Sydney, Australia, May 15, 2020.

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