Australia will introduce obligatory Covid testing for travellers from China amid a “quickly creating scenario”.
On Sunday, Well being Minister Mark Butler mentioned the Australia had determined to comply with the place of nations throughout Asia, North America and Europe to introduce measures amid the “absence of complete details about the scenario in China”.
“The broad consensus amongst the entire jurisdiction’s chief well being officers is there is no such thing as a rapid public well being risk to Australians,” he mentioned.
Obligatory pre-departure Covid testing for these travelling from China will start from 12.01am on January 5.