Travellers face potential two-week coronavirus quarantine

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Quarantine measures forced on international travellers coming into Australia may have to stay in place until a COVID-19 vaccine is available. 9News

But Dr Murphy did indicate there was the chance those restrictions could be eased at some point in the future with countries like New Zealand, where the coronavirus transmission rate is extremely low.Anyone entering Australia from overseas is quarantined in a hotel for two weeks before being allowed to return home.

"There may be a situation where a country has effectively eliminated or got very low cases. For example, New Zealand, we might have a situation where it could be relaxed," Dr Murphy said. People in white protection gear queue in front of the security check at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Due to the coronavirus about 95 percent of the flights had to be cancelled. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

"But if you're coming from a country where there is significant community transmission, I think that the impact of our quarantine measures on what's happened in Australia has been huge."

 

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Repatriated alone back to Aus meant to be living overseas with Husband...nohouse nobelongings indefinitely livingoutofsuitcase...noanswers didntsignupforthis totalcrap

Our government has done a pretty good job of handling this. Dr Murphy not following WHO guidelines and introducing travel bans earlier has saved a lot of Australian lives. If the Chinese communist govt hadn’t silenced the Wuhan doctors in December, 2020 could’ve been different

Fine.. just let people in please! My partner can quarantine in my house.. fine by me!

No way

As long as they pay for their own quarantine.

This would be amazing for people who need to get into the country but aren’t citizens!!

Family must be allowed atleast partners

No brainer, of course.

I’m stuck in Spain. I don’t except to get back until 2021

Good, at least give my parents a chance to come in and see their first grandchild born

Yep 👍

No brainer

Fair enough

And so it should

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