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BOIGU ISLAND, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 26: Members of the Australian Defence Force depart Boigu Island for a supply run to the HMAS Wollongong on March 26, 2021 in Boigu Island, Australia. To the left of the picture is the PNG mainland, just km's from Australian Territory. Australian Border Force and Defence Force personnel are currently patrolling waters in the northern department of Torres Strait as part of Maritime Border Command operations to protect the Australian border as neighbouring Papua New Guinea battles a COVID-19 outbreak. Australia closed international borders in March 2020 due to the global coronavirus pandemic, including the banning of movement under a special treaty that usually allows travel between PNG and islands in the Torres Strait which are only kilometres apart. Although emergency measures were introduced last week blocking flights from PNG as the Pacific nation's COVID-19 case numbers grew, sea and air patrols across Torres Strait have also increased to ensure the virus doesn't arrive in the local community. (Footage by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)