Proof of double vaccination and a PCR test will still be required. Words by Ally Foster.
Quarantine will become a thing of the past for fully vaccinated arrivals in NSW from November 1st.
In a major change, Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced that quarantine will be scrapped for fully vaccinated residents.
“From November 1st, those people returning to Australia who want to come back, who want to visit Australia and coming to Sydney, hotel quarantine will be a thing of the past,” he said.
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“People coming into here, you’ll need to do a PCR test before you board the flight stop you will need to show proof of your double vaccination.
“For double vaccinated people around the world, Sydney, New South Wales is open for business. We want people back. We are leading the nation out of the pandemic. Hotel quarantine, home quarantine is a thing of the past.”
Mr Perrottet said this was a “significant day” for NSW.
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A version of this article originally appeared on the news.com.au live blog. It has been reproduced with permission.
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