Calls for Mandatory COVID-19 Tests for Air Passengers As Cases of UK Strain Appear in Australia

Calls for Mandatory COVID-19 Tests for Air Passengers As Cases of UK Strain Appear in Australia
A Qantas Boeing 747 takes off from Melbourne's Tullamarine International Airport. Torsten Blackwood/Getty Images
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The appearance in Australia of the more contagious UK strain of COVID-19 has prompted calls by political leaders and health experts to require people to test negative before they may board repatriation flights.

However, the prime minister is not convinced and said most airlines are already testing passengers.

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