Australia to reopen borders to vaccinated international travellers

Australia is to reopen its borders to vaccinated international travellers from February 21 2022.

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, announcing the relaxation of rules for overseas travellers, said: “If you’re double vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back.”

Vaccinated travellers entering most Australian states need a negative PCR test three days before their flight – or a supervised rapid test 24 hours before departure – to be exempt from any quarantine.