Australia will reopen its borders to travellers from November after nearly 18 months of some of the worlds strictest border rules, even preventing its own citizens from leaving the country.
Even though their approach has been praised for helping suppress the spread of Covid, it has also been criticised for separating families. But, the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, commented that ‘its time to give Australians their lives back’ and work towards welcoming tourists back to their shores.
Entry is currently permitted for citizens and others with exemptions, but there are tight caps on the number of arrivals. Australia plans to trial vaccine passports – proving vaccination status – with selected countries including Singapore, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the US and Pacific islands.
A mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine will still apply to unvaccinated travellers, but vaccinated travellers still have to self-quarantine for seven days.
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