Today marks the start of the government's new COVID testing requirements for travellers coming into Australia from China, Hong Kong and Macau with family and friends in Melbourne and Sydney keenly awaiting their arrival.
abc.net.au/news/first-arrivals-china-hong-kong-new-covid-test-rules-travellers/101827252The first people to fly into Australia after new COVID testing rules for travellers from China and Hong Kong were introduced have landed.have to take a pre-departure COVID testCao Menghan, a Chinese Australian who has been waiting for her parents at Sydney Airport, told the ABC she was very excited for their arrival.Ms Cao's parents arrived on the only direct flight from China to Sydney on Thursday.
Another passenger, Angela Li, who also travelled from Xiamen, told the ABC it was "a bit challenging" to undergo the test prior to departure."Many hospitals stopped providing the service."Ms Li has come to Australia as an investor and hoped to gain permanent residency through her work. She didn't think the requirement of having to do a test before travelling to Australia was discriminatory.
"China has required passengers from Australia to do the test, and now Australia has required the same to passengers from China," she said.Not everyone believed the PCR test requirement was fair.
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