Victoria’s Hotel Quarantine to Be ‘A Thing of the Past’ for Vaccinated Travellers

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to the media in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 16, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Travellers to Australia’s most lockdown state will no longer need to undergo hotel quarantine once international travel resumes but will instead quarantine at home if they have been fully vaccinated.

Speaking to Channel Seven’s Sunrise hosts on Oct. 18, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said while international travel was a matter for the federal government, Victorians were keen on opening up to the world “as fast as we possibly can.”