YOUR SAY: Should the government maintain the pre-flight COVID-19 testing requirement for international arrivals? On April 17, travellers coming from overseas will NO LONGER need to pass a COVID-19 test before boarding their flight. 9News MORE INFO:
Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the change following conversations he had with the CEOs of Qantas and Virgin as well as the Chief Health Officer.
READ MORE:"Given that the vaccination requirements remain and the masking requirements, the strong medical advice is that that would no longer be required, particularly as there are some challenges in some jurisdictions in having access to those tests or improving those tests."The change will come into effect on April 17.More than 509 million rapid antigen tests have arrived in Australia, Mr Hunt announced.
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