First India repatriation flight to WA arrives in Perth since coronavirus travel ban lifted
3 years, 9 months ago

First India repatriation flight to WA arrives in Perth since coronavirus travel ban lifted

ABC  

A planeload of more than 130 people has touched down in Perth from India, becoming the first to arrive in WA since the Australian government lifted a travel ban between the two countries. Key points: Those who arrived on the flight must spend 14 days in hotel quarantine Other repatriation flights have landed in Darwin but this is the first in WA It comes after another case of COVID transmission in WA hotel quarantine The ban was introduced as India grappled with an outbreak of a highly transmissible strain of COVID-19, leading to mass sickness and deaths. The WA government has been under increasing pressure over its hotel quarantine system, following revelations of yet another case of transmission at the Pan Pacific Perth hotel. Exmouth, Busselton touted for quarantine Mr McGowan today touted other "obvious" alternatives to hotel quarantine, such as Commonwealth-run facilities in regional WA, but said there were currently no plans to progress them. Panel should decide future of quarantine: Opposition Opposition Leader Mia Davies said the government needed to make sure it was strengthening the hotel quarantine system.

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COVID-19: State does a U-turn on seven-day home quarantine norm
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19: State does a U-turn on seven-day home quarantine norm

The Hindu  

Three days after making seven days home quarantine mandatory for asymptomatic international passengers arriving in the State from five high risk countries — China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand — besides Hong Kong, Karnataka on Tuesday withdrew this norm. Following recommendations by the State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee, the Health Department had issued a circular on December 31 mandating …

Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals
2 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong will reduce the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week, the city’s leader said Monday. Hong Kong leader John Lee said arriving travelers must quarantine three days in a designated hotel, then undergo four days of medical surveillance during which their movements will be restricted via the use of a …

Hong Kong cuts coronavirus hotel quarantine for arrivals to 3 days
2 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong cuts coronavirus hotel quarantine for arrivals to 3 days

LA Times  

Hong Kong will cut the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals from a week to three days, the city’s leader said Monday. The policy, which takes effect Friday, will be Hong Kong’s shortest quarantine period for arrivals since the pandemic began. Hong Kong leader John Lee said arriving travelers must stay three days in a designated hotel, then undergo four …

Visiting hours cut at Perth hospitals as COVID detected at Hollywood hospital, Amana Living
3 years, 1 month ago

Visiting hours cut at Perth hospitals as COVID detected at Hollywood hospital, Amana Living

ABC  

Hospital visiting hours have been reduced to just two hours twice a day across all public hospitals in Perth in response to growing COVID-19 cases in WA. Key points: WA hospitals shifted to an 'amber alert' level as Omicron spreads This triggers a number of measures to protect patients and staff It comes as the virus is detected in another …

Mark McGowan concedes 'some inconsistencies' around new WA COVID travel rules
3 years, 2 months ago

Mark McGowan concedes 'some inconsistencies' around new WA COVID travel rules

ABC  

West Australians returning home from overseas will soon be able to bypass hotel quarantine and self-isolate at home if they enter WA via another state or territory. But they will only be granted entry if they: Undergo self-quarantine for 14 days Undergo self-quarantine for 14 days Are triple dose vaccinated if eligible, double dosed if not eligible Are triple dose …

Two thirds of passengers on first flight to Covid-free island test positive
3 years, 2 months ago

Two thirds of passengers on first flight to Covid-free island test positive

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The island of Kiribati had managed to stay Covid-free for the entirety of the pandemic - …

Govt mandates all international arrivals to undergo 7-day home quarantine as Covid cases rise. Check details
3 years, 2 months ago

Govt mandates all international arrivals to undergo 7-day home quarantine as Covid cases rise. Check details

India TV News  

Highlights Travelers from 'at-risk' nations will take RT-PCR test 8th day of arrival post 7-day home quarantine Passengers should upload negative RT-PCR report on Air Suvidha portal before their scheduled travel. Read full guidelines for international travellers here: Travellers coming from specified countries at risk will have to undergo home quarantine for 7 days and shall undertake an RT-PCR test …

Bullsbrook COVID quarantine facility likely delayed until June, with hotel quarantine to remain
3 years, 2 months ago

Bullsbrook COVID quarantine facility likely delayed until June, with hotel quarantine to remain

ABC  

A purpose-built quarantine facility on the outskirts of Perth may not be up and running until July, five months after WA plans to open its borders to the world. Key points: WA is using hotels as the backbone of its COVID quarantine system WA is using hotels as the backbone of its COVID quarantine system These facilities have been criticised …

Covid can spread between rooms in hotel quarantine, research shows
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid can spread between rooms in hotel quarantine, research shows

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In one case in July, a single traveller in hotel quarantine in Auckland infected three others in a room across …

SA records 2,093 cases of COVID-19, and the deaths of two aged care residents
3 years, 2 months ago

SA records 2,093 cases of COVID-19, and the deaths of two aged care residents

ABC  

South Australia has recorded another 2,093 cases of COVID-19, including two aged care residents who have died with the virus. Key points: SA Pathology processed a record 25,943 tests yesterday Interstate arrivals no longer need to undergo a RAT test on arrival Quarantine requirements for double-vaccinated overseas arrivals have been scrapped The daily case record is a significant increase on …

WA coronavirus update: Five COVID cases emerge in Perth outbreak
3 years, 3 months ago

WA coronavirus update: Five COVID cases emerge in Perth outbreak

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded five new COVID cases, a day after an unvaccinated French backpacker tested positive to the disease. WA Premier Mark McGowan said one was a close contact of case 1133, who attended an event with the man at the Perth Mess Hall in Northbridge on December 19. Fremantle hostel locked down Mr McGowan said 100 of the …

Sydney and Melbourne relaxing isolation rules for fully vaccinated international travelers
3 years, 3 months ago

Sydney and Melbourne relaxing isolation rules for fully vaccinated international travelers

CNN  

CNN — Fully vaccinated international travelers arriving in Sydney and Melbourne will no longer have to quarantine for 72 hours starting Tuesday, December 21, Australian government officials announced Thursday. In a joint statement, the premiers of New South Wales and Victoria said international travelers who are fully vaccinated will instead be required to show proof of a negative result from …

Some 20 travelers from South Africa still in quarantine hotel
3 years, 3 months ago

Some 20 travelers from South Africa still in quarantine hotel

NL Times  

About 20 people are still staying in the quarantine hotel in Badhoevedorp. This group includes people who tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving at Schiphol from South Africa 10 days ago, as well as their loved ones. "Formalities often still have to be arranged to start the return journey, and a flight has to be booked," explained the GGD Kennemerland. …

Most South Africa passengers in quarantine hotel cleared to leave
3 years, 3 months ago

Most South Africa passengers in quarantine hotel cleared to leave

Dutch News  

Most of the passengers who tested positive for coronavirus after flying in to the Netherlands from South Africa last week have been allowed to leave their quarantine hotel. A total of 61 people tested positive for coronavirus after arriving from Cape Town and Johannesburg last Friday afternoon, hours after the Dutch government tightened travel restrictions in response to the emergence …

Most South Africa passengers in quarantine hotel cleared to leave
3 years, 3 months ago

Most South Africa passengers in quarantine hotel cleared to leave

Dutch News  

Most of the passengers who tested positive for coronavirus after flying in to the Netherlands from South Africa last week have been allowed to leave their quarantine hotel. A total of 61 people tested positive for coronavirus after arriving from Cape Town and Johannesburg last Friday afternoon, hours after the Dutch government tightened travel restrictions in response to the emergence …

Coronavirus Updates: Maha Govt Clamps New Rules; 14-Day Quarantine, Travel History Proof Must
3 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Updates: Maha Govt Clamps New Rules; 14-Day Quarantine, Travel History Proof Must

News 18  

Dutch health authorities said Tuesday that the new Covid-19 variant was present in the Netherlands a week earlier than previously believed and checks are underway to see how far it has spread. The RIVM National Health and Environment Institute said it “has found the corona variant Omicron in two test samples that had already been taken in the Netherlands… on …

International Passengers from High-risk Countries Need to Undergo 14-day Quarantine, Says Kerala Minister
3 years, 3 months ago

International Passengers from High-risk Countries Need to Undergo 14-day Quarantine, Says Kerala Minister

News 18  

International passengers from high-risk nations, which have reported cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, will have to undergo 14 days quarantine when they reach the state, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Monday. George said those passengers found positive will be shifted to a treatment centre, set up by the state government on the directions of the union …

Anthony Albanese says COVID-19 variant Omicron reinforces case for purpose-built quarantine over hotels
3 years, 3 months ago

Anthony Albanese says COVID-19 variant Omicron reinforces case for purpose-built quarantine over hotels

ABC  

The arrival of the new COVID-19 "variant of concern" has revived the political debate over quarantine ahead of a national cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Key points: Anthony Albanese says the government should have more purpose-built quarantine facilities in place by now National Cabinet is set to discuss quarantine in the wake of new variant Omicron Mr Albanese says he suspects …

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid
3 years, 4 months ago

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid

NL Times  

Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus out of about 600 passengers who returned from South Africa will be required to quarantine in a hotel, the GGD Kennemerland said. It concerns only those passengers who departed on two KLM aircraft from South Africa before the Netherlands implemented a flight ban from that country, but who landed in the Netherlands after the …

Seats on flights into Perth like 'gold dust' as COVID-19 arrivals cap thwarts overseas travel
3 years, 4 months ago

Seats on flights into Perth like 'gold dust' as COVID-19 arrivals cap thwarts overseas travel

ABC  

As New South Wales and Victoria throw open their international borders, allowing for family reunions at last, the picture on the west coast of the country could not be more different. Key points: NSW, Victoria and the ACT have scrapped quarantine for fully vaccinated arrivals NSW, Victoria and the ACT have scrapped quarantine for fully vaccinated arrivals But there are …

Emotional reunions at airports as Australia lifts international travel ban after 18 months
3 years, 4 months ago

Emotional reunions at airports as Australia lifts international travel ban after 18 months

India Today  

Australia eased its international border restrictions on Monday for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing some of its vaccinated public to travel freely and many families to reunite, sparking emotional embraces at Sydney's airport. In one of the world's toughest responses to the coronavirus pandemic, Australia slammed its international border shut 18 months ago, barring foreign tourists and …

Travel red list scrapped but ministers leave the door open for return of hotel quarantine
3 years, 4 months ago

Travel red list scrapped but ministers leave the door open for return of hotel quarantine

The Telegraph  

The red list was effectively scrapped on Thursday but hotel quarantine will remain as a threat until at least the New Year. All seven countries left on the red list will be removed from Monday at 4am, which means passengers will no longer be required to quarantine in a UK hotel at a cost of £2,285 per person. Ministers have, …

Western Australia assesses Queensland as 'very low' COVID-19 risk, meaning quarantine-free travel
3 years, 5 months ago

Western Australia assesses Queensland as 'very low' COVID-19 risk, meaning quarantine-free travel

ABC  

Western Australia's border restrictions for those travelling from Queensland will ease on Wednesday, after a COVID-19 scare delayed plans for quarantine-free travel to resume last week. Key points: Queensland is becoming the fourth "very low risk" jurisdiction Queensland is becoming the fourth "very low risk" jurisdiction South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory are already on the list South Australia, …

COVID-19 outbreak at Melbourne detention hotel sees 17 asylum seekers test positive, one admitted to hospital
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 outbreak at Melbourne detention hotel sees 17 asylum seekers test positive, one admitted to hospital

ABC  

At least 17 asylum seekers detained in a Melbourne facility have tested positive to COVID-19, with one person being treated in hospital. Key points: The Park Hotel in Melbourne is being used as an alternative detention facility to house asylum seekers An asylum seeker who contracted COVID-19 there said he did not feel safe Australian Border Force says 55 per …

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers
3 years, 5 months ago

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers

ABC  

Victoria is set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for international arrivals from next month, bringing it into line with New South Wales. It's understood arriving travellers would need to be fully immunised and test negative for coronavirus. At this stage, it's believed the quarantine changes will be officially announced at Friday's COVID-19 media conference. Melbourne opening up after 263 days …

Travel from New Zealand South Island to be allowed without COVID quarantine
3 years, 5 months ago

Travel from New Zealand South Island to be allowed without COVID quarantine

ABC  

Travellers from the South Island of New Zealand will be able to arrive in Australia without spending two weeks in quarantine from Wednesday. Key points: Quarantine-free travel for people heading to Australia from New Zealand's South Island to restart from Wednesday Australians heading to New Zealand will still be required to do 14 days in hotel quarantine 'Green lane', or …

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light
3 years, 5 months ago

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light

Al Jazeera  

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says passengers with proof of vaccination and negative COVID-19 test won’t need to quarantine. Sydney will open up to fully vaccinated international travellers from November 1 without the need for quarantine, the leader of the country’s most populous state said on Friday, bringing forward a full return of overseas travel. We’ve got to open …

Home quarantine is set to be part of the solution when Australia's borders reopen, but not everyone is convinced
3 years, 5 months ago

Home quarantine is set to be part of the solution when Australia's borders reopen, but not everyone is convinced

ABC  

When Paralympian-turned-coach Louise Sauvage returned from the Tokyo Games last month, she was relieved to serve out her 14 days of quarantine in her own Sydney home. Key points: Home quarantine trials are underway in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia However, the tourism industry says home quarantine won't be enough to kickstart widespread travel There are also concerns …

Covid-19: Australia to lift international travel ban after 18 months in November
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19: Australia to lift international travel ban after 18 months in November

India Today  

Australia has outlined plans to lift a pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens travelling overseas from November. Travel restrictions that have trapped most Australians and permanent residents at home over the past 18 months would be removed when 80 per cent of the population aged 16 and older is fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday. New South …

COVID updates: International travel resumes next month as PM announces changes to border restrictions — as it happened
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID updates: International travel resumes next month as PM announces changes to border restrictions — as it happened

ABC  

Mr McGowan is being asked about international borders reopening and when WA will open. He said the state wasn't going to set a date at this point in time, and that it was "really a NSW thing" because they had enough COVID in the community that travelling overseas and returning didn't really add to the risk profile. "WA will open …

Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs

Hindustan Times  

Australia’s most-populous state will trial home quarantine for people returning from overseas if they are fully vaccinated, signalling an easing of one of the most hardcore border regimes in the world. Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Friday the pilot program in her state would begin in the …

New Zealand, Australia travel bubble suspended as COVID continues
3 years, 6 months ago

New Zealand, Australia travel bubble suspended as COVID continues

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the country is within sight of eliminating Delta but travel restrictions to Australia extended until November. New Zealand has suspended quarantine-free travel with Australia for a further eight weeks, extending a halt in the so-called travel bubble between both countries, as they deal with fresh outbreaks of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus. New …

Families stranded in COVID-19 border limbo, unable to get to Queensland amid changing rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Families stranded in COVID-19 border limbo, unable to get to Queensland amid changing rules

ABC  

Their toilet was a hole in the ground, their bed a double swag and their lodging a patch of scrubby bush beside a major road in northern NSW. Key points: Sam Ackers and Tony Chhun were holidaying in Victoria when the Queensland border was closed Since then, the couple has been stranded in NSW trying to navigate the ever-changing border …

Annastacia Palaszczuk backflips on Queensland's hotel quarantine after backlash over NRL WAGS
3 years, 6 months ago

Annastacia Palaszczuk backflips on Queensland's hotel quarantine after backlash over NRL WAGS

Daily Mail  

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk appears to have backed down on the pause to the state's hotel quarantine program, re-opening it from this Saturday - but at this stage, just 50 families will be allowed to return. The decision to re-start the hotel quarantine program comes a day after the outrage over the government's seemingly hypocritical stance of allowing NRL WAGs …

Covid-19 Australia: Tourist skipped Broome hotel quarantine in WA after TWO days to go sightseeing
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Tourist skipped Broome hotel quarantine in WA after TWO days to go sightseeing

Daily Mail  

A tourist has been fined $2,500 for leaving hotel quarantine only two days into her stay and going sightseeing around a regional town. Shannai Reid, 22, left the Roebuck Hotel in Broome in Western Australia's north-west on August 19 after her first negative Covid-19 test result. Shannai Reid, 22, has been fined $2,500 for leaving hotel quarantine only two days …

How will Queensland's own COVID-19 quarantine facility at Wellcamp near Toowoomba work?
3 years, 7 months ago

How will Queensland's own COVID-19 quarantine facility at Wellcamp near Toowoomba work?

ABC  

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland is building its own 1,000-bed quarantine facility next to Wellcamp Airport, just outside Toowoomba. So now Queensland is going it alone on the project despite the federal government approving an army barracks at Pinkenba, near Brisbane Airport, for a joint-run 1,000 bed quarantine facility. Deputy Premier Steve Miles told ABC Radio Brisbane the Queensland government …

Hotspot travellers locked out of Queensland as authorities pause COVID-19 hotel quarantine
3 years, 7 months ago

Hotspot travellers locked out of Queensland as authorities pause COVID-19 hotel quarantine

ABC  

Travel plans for people trying to relocate to Queensland have been thrown into disarray with the announcement the state is pausing arrivals from interstate hotspots for the next fortnight. Key points: People who have already received a "right of entry" border pass will have to reapply The Premier said the pause would help manage quarantine hotel capacity Health Minister Yvette …

Queensland records zero new cases of COVID-19 as state pauses interstate hotspot arrivals for two weeks
3 years, 7 months ago

Queensland records zero new cases of COVID-19 as state pauses interstate hotspot arrivals for two weeks

ABC  

Queensland's hotel quarantine system has been paused for interstate arrivals due to mounting pressure, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says, as the state records zero new COVID-19 cases. Key points: Arrivals into Queensland from interstate hotspots will be paused for two weeks Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the state's quarantine hotels are at capacity Two truck drivers who were yesterday thought to have …

Rescue flight lands in Perth carrying Afghanistan evacuees including Australians and interpreters
3 years, 7 months ago

Rescue flight lands in Perth carrying Afghanistan evacuees including Australians and interpreters

ABC  

A group of almost 100 evacuees who fled the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan are in hotel quarantine in Perth after arriving in Australia overnight. Key points: Afghan interpreters and contractors and Australians were on board They have been taken to a hotel in Perth's CBD to quarantine A number of floors at the hotel were set aside for their arrival …

NT records new case of COVID-19, triggering snap three-day lockdown
3 years, 7 months ago

NT records new case of COVID-19, triggering snap three-day lockdown

ABC  

The Northern Territory has a recorded one new case of COVID-19, a man in his 30s who spent time in the community while infectious. Key points: The positive case was an international arrival who tested negative while in hotel quarantine in Sydney The man was tested again in Darwin, as required, and returned a positive result overnight He is now …

How do I book a quarantine hotel?
3 years, 7 months ago

How do I book a quarantine hotel?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK first introduced hotel quarantine for all arrivals from “high-risk” destinations back in February. The …

Backpackers 'unclear what's going down' as Queensland Health keeps them locked up in Brisbane hostels
3 years, 7 months ago

Backpackers 'unclear what's going down' as Queensland Health keeps them locked up in Brisbane hostels

ABC  

Backpackers potentially exposed to a COVID-19 case were left locked up in two Brisbane hostels last night despite Queensland Health admitting the venues did not allow occupants to quarantine properly. Key points: Contact tracers are looking for anybody who was at the Roma Street City Backpackers in Brisbane since July 22 Dr Jeannette Young has expressed concern about the mounting …

Is Australia’s hotel quarantine system broken?
3 years, 7 months ago

Is Australia’s hotel quarantine system broken?

Al Jazeera  

The government says system is ‘99.99-percent effective’ but as Delta triggers new lockdowns there are calls for change. Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists that the hotel quarantine programme is “99.99-percent effective.” But there have been at least 21 separate leaks from various hotels, which have led to the repeated closure of schools and businesses and significant disruption to daily life …

Hotel quarantine health fears increasing for couple after another guest gets COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Hotel quarantine health fears increasing for couple after another guest gets COVID-19

ABC  

"It's not boo-hoo we don't like hotels, it's that hotels are not quarantine facilities" — that's the reaction of one "terrified" traveller stuck in a Brisbane hotel that is the site of Queensland's latest COVID-19 outbreak. Key points: A man is thought to have caught the virus from a group from South Africa staying in the same hotel Some hotel …

WA COVID-19 cases rise as six new infections recorded on MV Darya Krishna
3 years, 7 months ago

WA COVID-19 cases rise as six new infections recorded on MV Darya Krishna

ABC  

Six more crew members on board the ship the MV Darya Krishna docked in Fremantle have tested positive for COVID-19. Key points: Three crew members tested positive to COVID-19 yesterday Three crew members tested positive to COVID-19 yesterday Another six cases have emerged Another six cases have emerged At least one crew member is in ICU in a Perth hospital …

New Zealand Suspends Travel Bubble With Australia As Sydney COVID-19 Cluster Grows
3 years, 8 months ago

New Zealand Suspends Travel Bubble With Australia As Sydney COVID-19 Cluster Grows

NPR  

New Zealand Suspends Travel Bubble With Australia As Sydney COVID-19 Cluster Grows WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand on Friday suspended its quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia for at least eight weeks due to a growing COVID-19 cluster in Sydney. New Zealand recently imposed quarantine restrictions on travelers from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia states, where lockdowns have …

WA COVID post-lockdown restrictions to be eased at midnight after WA records no new cases
3 years, 8 months ago

WA COVID post-lockdown restrictions to be eased at midnight after WA records no new cases

ABC  

Restrictions will be eased further in the Perth and Peel regions at midnight after Western Australia recorded no new COVID-19 cases on the third day following the end of a snap lockdown. WA Premier Mark McGowan said Perth and Peel would transition to relaxed restrictions ahead of schedule from midnight following three days of mandatory masks and limits on venue …

Australia tightens border further to curb virus outbreak
3 years, 8 months ago

Australia tightens border further to curb virus outbreak

Al Jazeera  

Only 3,000 people will be allowed to enter Australia each week and arrivals must undergo mandatory two weeks hotel quarantine. With almost half of the nation’s population under stay-at-home orders, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said quotas for overseas arrivals would be cut by about 50 percent to help prevent further outbreaks. Under the current “zero COVID” strategy, just 6,000 people …

WA Premier angry at people taking 'unnecessary' overseas travel as Perth COVID lockdown continues
3 years, 8 months ago

WA Premier angry at people taking 'unnecessary' overseas travel as Perth COVID lockdown continues

ABC  

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has expressed his anger at the "large group of people" leaving Australia during the pandemic to travel overseas, some of whom he said had been enjoying foreign holidays. Key points: The Premier says some people have booked holidays while on business He says many overseas trips are unnecessary More than 1,500 West Australians have had …

New Zealand resumes quarantine-free travel with Victoria as COVID-19 cases decrease
3 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand resumes quarantine-free travel with Victoria as COVID-19 cases decrease

ABC  

Melburnians will soon be able to travel freely to some parts of Australia and New Zealand as the latest coronavirus outbreak eases. Key points: New Zealand's Ministry of Health has confirmed the quarantine-free bubble with Victoria will resume from midnight Tuesday New Zealand's Ministry of Health has confirmed the quarantine-free bubble with Victoria will resume from midnight Tuesday The Northern …

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