New Rules for Travellers Entering Australia as Expert Calls to Test Arrivals at Airport

New Rules for Travellers Entering Australia as Expert Calls to Test Arrivals at Airport
A health worker takes a swab for COVID-19 at a testing station in Beijing, China, on Oct. 25, 2021. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
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An Australian epidemiologist is calling for the federal government to have international arrivals tested for the CCP virus before leaving the airport.

Mary-Louise McLaws, an epidemiologist professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), doesn’t think testing less than three days before boarding is enough, which has already been required for travellers entering Australia.