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Australia imposes mandatory Covid tests for travellers from China amid fears of diplomatic backlash
Health minister Mark Butler argues decision ‘will not come as any surprise to the Chinese government’
Australia will impose mandatory Covid-19 testing for travellers arriving from China after a spike in cases in the tourism and business market.
The Australian health minister, Mark Butler, announced on Sunday that travellers from China would need to take a Covid test within the 48 hours before travel and show evidence of a negative result before entering Australia, starting from 5 January.
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