Australia is among a number of countries to impose travel conditions, including mandatory testing, for travellers arriving from China after a surge in cases across the country. 7NEWS
That’s prompted countries including the US and UK to introduce conditions on travellers arriving from China.Health Minister Mark Butler announced Sunday that from Thursday this week, travellers boarding flights originating in China would need to take a COVID-19 test within 48 hours of travel to Australia.
The tests accepted by the Australian government include a PCR test, a nucleic acid amplification test or a rapid antigen test taken by or under the supervision of an authorised person. Japan and other countries requires a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival for travellers from mainland China.If passengers have contracted COVID-19 while in China, Hong Kong or Macau, they will need to provide medical evidence that the infection was in the last 30 days and confirm they are no longer infectious or symptomatic.
Australia’s international student market and tourism industry heavily rely on China and were impacted during the COVID-19 travel restrictions. “I know that hundreds of thousands of Australia of Chinese descent in particular are really looking forward to the opportunity to be able to reunite with family and with friends who they have no seen other than on a screen for months, if not, years.”The World Health Organisation has urged Chinese officials to share real-time data on COVID-19 cases to help the rest of the world form effective responses to outbreaks.
“We just want more information on what’s happening in this very fast-moving situation in China,” he said.
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