Canberra: Queensland Australia announced plans on Monday to open up for vaccinated travelers, ending status that has been enjoyed throughout the remaining pandemic almost free of Covid-19.
Queensland and Western Australia have been among the most successful countries in maintaining Covid-19 out, and they are also among the most reluctant to relax their strict border control after a very contagious Delta variant holding the state of New South Wales on June and spread through Victoria and the Australian capital area.
Queensland authorities warn the level of infection will rise and remain high for months.
“For almost 600 days for almost two years we have maintained a virus out of Queensland,” said Cameron Dick.
“These days will end soon.
It will be the end of Zero Covid for Queensland.” Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said tourists who were fully vaccinated would be permitted to the country without quarantine when 80 percent of the country’s population aged 16 and older vaccinated.
The benchmark is expected.
Achieved on December 17.
Tourists also need to test the negative to Covid-19 within three days before entering the country.
Vaccinated travelers will be permitted into Queensland when 70 percent of the population target is vaccinated, the target expected will be achieved in November.
19, but will face restrictions including 14 quarantine days on arrival.
“I think Queenslands will admit that it is a reasonable and careful approach to ensure that the family can be reunited but the people who come to Queensland must be fully vaccinated,” Palaszczuk said.
“The faster we are vaccinated, the faster this deadline will be achieved.”