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.
On Dec. 29, Albanese told reporters that his government would be guided by the advice from health experts in reference to COVID-19 testing for Chinese travellers.
“There is no change in the travel advice at this point in time, but we are continuing to monitor the situation, as we continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 here in Australia, as well as around the world,” he said….