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CANBERRA, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Australia's health minister has warned that coronavirus isolation requirements would remain in place despite the end of pandemic leave payments. The Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment scheme ended as planned on Thursday, meaning Australians who miss work due to being in coronavirus quarantine are no longer entitled to a lump sum payment from the federal government. Defending the move to end the scheme, Health Minister Mark Butler on Friday said the government could not afford to continue funding the payments, saying he "hoped" people would continue to isolate when required. "We're going to have to start...
