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Australia ‘Continues to Monitor’ COVID Situation on Travellers from China

Australia ‘Continues to Monitor’ COVID Situation on Travellers from China
Inbound travelers waiting for hours to board buses to leave for quarantine hotels and facilities from Guangzhou Baiyun Airport in southern China's Guangdong province on Dec. 25 2022. The Canadian Press/AP, Emily Wang Fujiyama
Henry Jom
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is backing health advice on Chinese travellers not needing to produce a negative COVID-19 test on arrival as concerns emerge over new COVID-19 variants entering Australia.

This comes as the United States, Italy, India, Japan and Taiwan moved to mandate COVID-19 testing for all travellers from China as cases of COVID-19 surge across the country.

Henry Jom
Henry Jom
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Henry Jom is a reporter for The Epoch Times, Australia, covering a range of topics, including medicolegal, health, political, and business-related issues. He has a background in the rehabilitation sciences and is currently completing a postgraduate degree in law. Henry can be contacted at [email protected]
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