Australian Government Regards New COVID Testing Requirements on Chinese Travellers as Modest Measure

A health worker wears protective gear as she gives a nucleic acid test to detect COVID-19 on a local resident at a mass testing site after new cases were found, on April 6, 2022 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Health Minister Mark Butler has said that Australians welcome the renewed travel with China despite placing new entry requirements on Chinese visitors.

Travellers will have to return a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of departure from Thursday as cases spike after Beijing dismantled restrictions.