But what are the risks?
Here I propose three things we must consider:
the prevalence of the virus in the country from where travellers are coming, including the strain of virus
measures taken for the people travelling, including home quarantine and whether travellers are vaccinated
the percentage of our population who are immune.
Importantly, all these factors matter. It’s not simply a case of needing to ensure all travellers are vaccinated.
The level of infection in the country of origin matters enormously
At around Christmas time, roughly 2% of the UK population was infected. That percentage is now considerably less, but it’s still likely around 1,000 times higher or more than the risk in China and other East Asian countries. The risk is near zero for New Zealand, Taiwan and many Pacific countries.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hold a joint press conference at Admiralty House in Sydney February 28, 2020. Both countries have managed the Covid-19 crisis more successfully than most other developed nations. Reuters pic
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By Contributor - April 6, 2021
The highly anticipated quarantine-free arrangement between Australia and New Zealand will be launched less than two weeks from now.
The Lindis Pass on New Zealand’s South Island. (Photo: Eugene Quek/Unsplash)
Much to the relief of travel-starved residents on both sides of the Tasman Sea, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a definitive start date for the two-way travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand. Quarantine requirements are being dropped for all incoming Aussies and Kiwis returning from Australia from 11:59 p.m. New Zealand time on April 18. While masks must be worn on trans-Tasman flights and anyone with cold and flu symptoms will not be allowed to fly, it’s understood that there will be no vaccine requirement for travel. That said, Australian visitors to New Zealand must provide detailed contact information; they’ll also be asked to download and use the NZ COVID Tracer app while in the
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Vaccinated travelers from the Lion City could potentially be given quarantine-free access by July or August.
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With Hong Kong still off-limits for the foreseeable future due to a fresh surge of coronavirus cases, Singapore residents can instead look forward to the prospect of overseas holidays in Australia, which may become a reality as early as the middle of this year.
Over the weekend, sources within Australiaâs federal government revealed to
The Sun-Herald and
The Sunday Age that talks between the two countries had already begun, and the potential âtravel bubbleâ was subsequently confirmed by Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack during an interview with public broadcaster ABC yesterday.