Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for a special leaders' meeting on Friday to discuss the mutant coronavirus strain which was first discovered in Britain and has now spread to several other countries.
On Wednesday evening, Morrison announced that the meeting of the National Cabinet, which consists of the Prime Minister and state and territory leaders, will focus on a proposal from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) to strengthen the Covid-19 safety of international travel in response to the strain, which experts have estimated is more infectious than other previous ones, Xinhua news agency reported. (IANS)