INTERNATIONAL
Australia to require negative COVID-19 results for international travellers
A passenger arrives from New Zealand after the Trans-Tasman travel bubble opened overnight, following an extended border closure due to COVID-19 outbreak, at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, October 16, 2020 - REUTERS PIC
SYDNEY:Australia will require all international travellers to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding flights to the country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as it tightened travel rules to stop the spread of the UK COVID-19 variant.
Australia would also reduce by half the cap on international arrivals to some states until Feb. 15, Morrison said.
Australia would also reduce by half the cap on international arrivals to some states until Feb. 15, Morrison said.