Home Quarantine Set for Trial in Australia

Home Quarantine Set for Trial in Australia
Passengers wait at the check-in counters for New Zealand flights at Sydney International Airport as Australia and New Zealand opened a trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel bubble on April 19, 2021. Saeed Khan/Getty Images
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Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the states of South Australia and New South Wales (NSW) will likely be the first states to trial home quarantine for fully vaccinated returned travellers.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will discuss the idea with premiers and chief ministers at a national cabinet meeting on Friday.