Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday claimed that Australia's Covid-19 vaccine rollout was hitting "world-class marks" after a troubled start. "One in four eligible Australians, one in four, are fully vaccinated in this country," Prime Minister said after meeting with state and territory leaders at National Cabinet.

As of Friday, 25 percent of Australian adults have received two coronavirus vaccine doses after a week in which almost 1.5 million doses were administered, according to civic data. It was 11.6 percent, just one month ago. One million doses in just four days. That is an extraordinarily extraordinary effort... I want to thank all Australians for clearing the path for all of us to go through." Paul Kelly, the country's Chief Medical Officer said.  "This year, we have seen 10,000 cases now for the whole country and sadly 39 deaths," he added.

He further said, "Most of those cases and most of those deaths associated with the New South Wales outbreak which is continuing to be a concern, particularly in Sydney but also in other areas of the state." The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on Thursday imposed strict restrictions after reporting its first coronavirus case in the community in over 12 months. As of Friday, there have been 37,754 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Australia, while the death toll stood at 947, according to the latest figures from the Department of Health.

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