Countries that were successful in containing the Covid-19 pandemic have joined together in a bid to revive their economies, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Australia, Austria, Israel, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece and New Zealand decided to reopen their borders to citizens from the same group with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz saying that the countries "reacted early and forcefully and now we are in a better position".

"In a first step, the seven members want to harmonise policies aimed at preventing a relapse. As a condition to opening trade and travel among them, the members could agree that all will adopt measures such as mandatory wearing of masks, mass testing, social distancing, and keeping borders closed to countries where the virus is still spreading rapidly, according to officials from several of the governments involved," the WSJ report added.

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