Two-week quarantine rules for arrivals from southern Africa to end on Wednesday
Mandatory two-week quarantine rules for international arrivals from eight southern African countries flagged as potential hotspots for the Omicron COVID-19 variant will end at 6am this morning.The relaxation of quarantine rules for eight countries brings all international travellers under the same requirementsDr Kerry Chant has urged vigilance after a spike in COVID-19 cases
The measures were put in place soon after Omircon was detected in South Africa and declared a new variant of concern by the World Health Organization.Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant "strongly encouraged" all international arrivals to get tested 12 days after arrival. So far 85 cases of the Omircon variant have been identified in NSW, with some believed to have contributed to a series of large clusters seeded at pubs and nightclubs., including confirmed cases of the Omicron strain.
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