the result of their post arrival test. and from 4am on sunday morning, they won t have to take a pcr test within two days of arriving into england. they can take a lateral flow test instead, although that can t be a free nhs one. if they test positive, they must take a pcr, and that can be a free nhs test. now, this has been welcomed by travel businesses, who had said that the testing measures introduced to stem the spread of 0micron were holding back the sector s recovery. firms are now feeling more optimistic, but the past couple of months have shown how quickly things can change, and a lot of other countries around the world have still got pretty stringent entry requirements in place. also this evening, wales has confirmed it will be following england s lead with these measures, but the welsh health minister said they re doing it reluctantly. across europe, governments are struggling to contain the 0micron variant, leading to a record number of cases in some countries. france has re
welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. australia tells novak djokovic that no one is above the rules, as the tennis star has his visa cancelled over a covid vaccine exemption. mr djokovic failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to australia, and visa has been subsequently cancelled. the french president is criticised for his controversial choice of language, as he vows to make life difficult for the unvaccinated with omicron infections surging. explosions. the president of kazakhstan appeals for help from russia and neighbouring countries as protesters fight running battles with police and seize
thank you, guys. reporter: but the serbian champ s covid-19 vaccination status has put his hopes of a 2022 grand slam out of reach. mr. djokovic failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to australia, and visa has been subsequently cancelled so it is a matter for him, whether he wishes to appeal that. but if a visa is cancelled, somebody will have to leave the country. reporter: local authorities had originally granted a medical exemption to djokovic to compete in the australian open. and djokovic proudly announced he was traveling down under on social media tuesday. his post inspired outrage from australian citizens, who have faced some of the most severe lockdown, travel, and vaccine protocols of any country since the pandemic began. and it s created an outcry over what some perceive to be special treatment for the sports icon. australia slammed its border shut for nearly 20 months before beginning to ease those restrictions in november. but only a
fight a deportation order out of australia. he arrived yesterday, spent eight hours at the airport trying to plead his case, trying to convince officials he did have the right to enter. if you re a citizen or resident you re allowed in but a mandatory 14-day quarantine. a visa holder you have to prove you re vaccinated or have a medical exemption. overnight his visa was canceled because he failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements. there s a lot of anger in australia about djokovic being allowed in, in the first place, melbourne in particular, the city has been the most locked down city in the world, this morning the deputy prime minister of australia told bbc
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