Australia will allow its citizens to travel abroad without permission, after more than 18 months of borders closed by the pandemic, announced the government this Wednesday in its strategy to reopen international mobility.
After more than a year and a half of prohibition, australian fully vaccinated should not seek exemptions to leave the country, the Interior and Health ministries indicated in a joint statement.
The Interior Minister, Karen Andrews, indicated that for the end of the year they anticipate the reopening of borders also for “qualified workers and fully vaccinated international students.”
Despite hesitant beginnings, the vaccination rate of the country is currently close to 80% after a southern winter marked by outbreaks associated with the entry of the delta variant on the island.
This led to australian authorities to change your strategy against virus, going from seeking its total eradication to trying to live with it and promote vaccination.
In March 2020, Australia it had introduced one of the strictest restriction packages in the world to curb the pandemic.
For almost 600 days, many families have been separated between continents, with numerous australian unable to return to their country or foreign residents trapped there.
Quarantine programs upon arrival at Australia for residents they will depend on the region in which they arrive.
Sydney has eliminated the measure, but in other areas with immunization lower still a costly isolation of 14 days in a hotel must be respected.
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx