Australia opens border to international visitors after 2 years
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[SYDNEY] Australia will allow double-vaccinated visa holders to enter the country from Feb 21, ending around 2 years of strict international border controls introduced to stem the spread of Covid-19.
"The condition is you must be double vaccinated to come to Australia. That's the rule. Everyone is expected to abide by it," Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters Monday (Feb 7).
States will continue to be able to set their own quarantine rules, Morrison added.
The announcement is the final step in a gradual unwinding of international border restrictions, which kicked off in November. Still, Western Australia remains closed to the rest of the country, after delaying its domestic border reopening.
The decision to allow vaccinated international arrivals comes as Covid infections, hospitalisations and intensive care admissions trend down in most parts of the country. BLOOMBERG
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