The US has joined India, Italy, Japan and Taiwan in imposing new measures on travellers from China following Beijing's decision to lift stringent virus policies.
The US has joined a growing list of countries imposing additional COVID-19 measures on travellers from China.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia would "continue to monitor the situation".
Appearing on Seven's Sunrise program on Thursday, Mr Albanese was asked about the move by the US and how Australia might respond to the growing COVID-19 outbreak in China."We will continue to monitor the situation there, as we do around the world, and will respond in accordance to health advice," he said.
Passengers who test positive more than 10 days before a flight can provide documentation of recovery in lieu of the negative test result, the federal officials said.How one province's 1 million daily COVID-19 cases is exposing China's straining health system The lifting of restrictions, following widespread protests against them, means COVID is spreading largely unchecked and likely infecting millions of people a day, according to some international health experts.
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