19 Sep 2020 | 09:46 AM UTC

Australia: Authorities announce easing of travel restrictions from September 25 /update 50

Australian authorities announce the easing of travel restrictions from September 25; confirm travel itineraries

TIMEFRAME expected from 9/19/2020, 12:00 AM until 10/17/2020, 11:59 PM (Australia/Brisbane). COUNTRY/REGION Australia

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19 Oct 03:06 AM UTC —

Australia: Authorities ease restrictions in Victoria state October 19 /update 54

16 Oct 01:05 AM UTC —

Australia: First no-quarantine flight from New Zealand to land in Sydney on October 16 /update 53

11 Oct 05:10 AM UTC —

Australia: Authorities extend state of emergency in Victoria until November 8 /update 52

28 Sep 02:26 AM UTC —

Australia: COVID-19 restrictions further eased in Melbourne from September 28 /update 51

17 Sep 12:20 PM UTC —

Australia: Authorities ease restrictions for regional Victoria September 16 /update 49

13 Sep 05:33 AM UTC —

Australia: Authorities extend states of emergency and disaster in Victoria until October 11 /update 48

06 Sep 03:11 AM UTC —

Australia: Authorities extend COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne until September 28 /update 47

03 Sep 05:01 PM UTC —

Australia: Authorities extend travel ban and cruise ship restrictions until December 17 /update 46

02 Sep 08:17 AM UTC —

Australia: Victoria state authorities extend state of emergency for 6 months /update 45

18 Aug 07:38 PM UTC —

Australia: Tasmanian borders to remain closed until December 1 /update 44

16 Aug 09:19 AM UTC —

Australia: Victoria authorities extend state of emergency through September 13 /update 43

05 Aug 04:19 AM UTC —

Australia: Queensland authorities announce border closures with NSW and ACT from August 8 /update 42

04 Aug 01:24 PM UTC —

Australia: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Northern Territory) closed following protests by indigenous community on August 3 /update 41

03 Aug 11:16 AM UTC —

Australia: Nonessential businesses in Melbourne to close for six weeks from August 5 due to COVID-19 /update 40

02 Aug 05:32 AM UTC —

Australia: Authorities in Victoria state declare ‘State of Disaster’ on August 2 /update 39

29 Jul 10:17 PM UTC —

Australia: South Australia closes border with Victoria July 28 /update 38

19 Jul 04:29 AM UTC —

Australia: Face masks mandatory in Melbourne from July 22 /update 37

14 Jul 05:08 AM UTC —

Australia: Government tightens COVID-19 restrictions in several states July 14 /update 36

07 Jul 10:22 AM UTC —

Australia: Government reintroduces some lockdown restrictions in Melbourne from July 8 /update 35

06 Jul 05:11 AM UTC —

Australia: Victoria-New South Wales border to close on July 7 /update 34

04 Jul 11:34 AM UTC —

Australia: Authorities to reimpose COVID-19 lockdown measures in parts of Melbourne (Victoria state) July 4 /update 33

30 Jun 01:34 PM UTC —

Australia: New South Wales authorities postpone reopening of state borders June 30 /update 32

28 Jun 05:35 AM UTC —

Australia: Victoria state introduces mandatory COVID-19 testing for returning travelers June 28 /update 31

22 Jun 10:02 AM UTC —

Australia: Western Australia announces COVID-19 restrictions to end from July 18 /update 30

21 Jun 05:04 AM UTC —

Australia: Authorities in Victoria state reimpose restrictions and extend state of emergency until July 19 /update 29

15 Jun 12:31 AM UTC —

Australia: NSW and Victoria announce easing of COVID-19 measures on June 14 /update 28

12 Jun 10:16 AM UTC —

Australia: Government announces further easing of lockdown measures in some areas June 12 /update 27

22 May 02:25 AM UTC —

Australia: Authorities announce easing of COVID-19 measures from June /update 26

11 May 11:02 AM UTC —

Australia: Victoria state relaxes COVID-19 restrictions from May 12 /update 25

10 May 09:03 AM UTC —

Australia: New South Wales to ease COVID-19 lockdown restrictions from May 15 /update 24

06 May 11:04 AM UTC —

Australia: Quantas Group extends international flight suspension May 5 /update 23

01 May 05:02 AM UTC —

Australia: Northern Territory to lift majority of lockdown restrictions from May 1 /update 22

28 Apr 10:26 AM UTC —

Australia: COVID-19 restrictions to ease in New South Wales May 1 /update 21

27 Apr 10:08 AM UTC —

Australia: COVID-19 restrictions eased in Western Australia and Queensland states April 27 and May 2 /update 20

16 Apr 10:13 AM UTC —

Australia: Government announces lockdown extension April 16 /update 19

15 Apr 05:46 AM UTC —

Australia: State of emergency extended in Victoria until May 11 /update 18

10 Apr 09:16 AM UTC —

Australia: Virgin Australia cancels most domestic flights April 9 /update 17

30 Mar 10:54 AM UTC —

Australia: Further domestic and international travel restrictions due to COVID-19 March 29 /update 16

23 Mar 12:00 PM UTC —

Australia: Non-essential services suspended and public spaces close March 23 /update 15

19 Mar 06:28 AM UTC —

Australia: All non-citizens banned from entering the country March 20 /update 14

18 Mar 07:51 AM UTC —

Australia: Government advises “Do Not Travel” due to COVID-19 March 18 /update 13

17 Mar 04:39 AM UTC —

Australia: Victoria declares state of emergency due to coronavirus March 16 /update 12

15 Mar 08:11 AM UTC —

Australia: Government issues more post-entry restrictions for all foreigners March 15 /update 11

14 Mar 02:25 AM UTC —

Australia: Government limits large gatherings due to COVID-19 March 16 /update 10

11 Mar 07:59 AM UTC —

Australia: Government includes Italy in entry ban March 11 /update 9

05 Mar 05:04 AM UTC —

Australia: Entry restrictions expanded to travelers from South Korea March 5 /update 8

29 Feb 08:39 AM UTC —

Australia: Entry restrictions for travelers to or from Iran due to COVID-19 February 29 /update 7

28 Feb 01:03 PM UTC —

Australia: Entry restrictions for travelers from China extended due to COVID-19 February 27 /update 6

20 Feb 11:34 AM UTC —

Australia: Qantas and Jetstar reduce flights across Asia amid fall in demand February 20 /update 5

20 Feb 07:43 AM UTC —

Australia: Coronavirus (COVID-19) travel ban extended to February 29 /update 4

13 Feb 10:46 AM UTC —

Australia: Travel restrictions extended due to COVID-19 February 13 /update 3

01 Feb 08:11 AM UTC —

Australia: Government advises against all travel to China February 1 /update 2

01 Feb 04:49 AM UTC —

Australia: Qantas suspends flights to China February 1 /update 1

25 Jan 11:13 AM UTC —

Australia: First cases of 2019-nCoV confirmed January 25

Event

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the number of people permitted to enter Australia would be lifted from 4000 per week to 6000 per week from Friday, September 25. The move has been taken to facilitate the repatriation of an estimated 27,000 Australians that have been stranded abroad since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the government still requires the agreement of individual states who will have to house the new arrivals in quarantine facilities. As of Saturday, September 19, Queensland and Western Australia have agreed to take in an extra 200 weekly arrivals from September 27, with this number rising to 500 by early October, and New South Wales will accept 500 additional arrivals from September 27. South Australia has announced it intends to increase quarantine facilities by 360 beds, although officials have not given a time-frame for the increase.

Only Australian citizens, returning permanent residents, and their immediate family members are currently permitted to enter Australia, with few exceptions. All those entering the country are required to undertake a mandatory 14-day quarantine at a designated facility (typically a hotel) on arrival. Conditions of the quarantine period, including financial obligations, vary depending on the state or territory authority.

Australian authorities announced on September 3 that a ban on international travel and cruise ship restrictions has been extended by three months until December 17, due to a recent rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

As of September 19, there have been 26,885 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia, with 844 associated fatalities. Further international spread of the virus is expected in the near term.

Context

The first case of COVID-19 was reported on December 31 and the source of the outbreak has been linked to a wet market in Wuhan (Hubei province, China).

Cases of the virus have been confirmed in numerous countries and territories worldwide. On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global outbreak a pandemic. Virus-screening and quarantining measures are being implemented at airports worldwide, as well as extensive travel restrictions.

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, and tiredness. Some patients may experience other symptoms such as body pains, nasal congestion, headache, conjunctivitis, sore throat, diarrhea, loss of taste or smell or a rash on skin or discoloration of fingers or toes. These symptoms (in most cases mild) appear gradually. Generally, most patients (around 80 percent) recover from the disease without being hospitalized.

Advice

Measures adopted by local authorities evolve quickly and are usually effective immediately. Depending on the evolution of the outbreak in other countries, authorities are likely to modify, at very short notice, the list of countries whose travelers are subject to border control measures or entry restrictions upon their arrival to the territory in question. It is advised to postpone nonessential travel due to the risk that travelers may be refused entry or be subject to quarantine upon their arrival or during their stay.

To reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, travelers are advised to abide by the following measures:

Frequently clean hands by applying an alcohol-based hand rub or washing with soap and water.
When coughing and sneezing, cover the mouth and nose with a flexed elbow or tissue; if used, throw the tissue away immediately and wash hands.
If experiencing a fever, cough, difficulty breathing, or any other symptoms suggestive of respiratory illness, including pneumonia, call emergency services before going to the doctor or hospital to prevent the potential spread of the virus.

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