{"id":73972,"date":"2021-01-25T06:26:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T06:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/?p=73972"},"modified":"2021-01-25T06:26:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T06:26:23","slug":"australia-suspends-travel-bubble-with-new-zealand-for-at-least-72-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/travel\/australia-suspends-travel-bubble-with-new-zealand-for-at-least-72-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia suspends travel bubble with New Zealand for at least 72 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"
Australia is suspending its green zone travel bubble with New Zealand for at least 72 hours out of an \u201cabundance of caution\u201d. <\/p>\n
Health Minister Greg Hunt said the federal government had received advice from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee of a “significant case of concern” in New Zealand regarding the South African variant.<\/p>\n
“The possibility that that may lead to a transmission event, and out of an abundance of caution, the AHPPC has recommended to the government … that there should be a suspension,” he told reporters on Monday.<\/p>\n
“This will be done out of an abundance of caution whilst more is learnt about the event and the case.”<\/p>\n
Mr Hunt said the suspension would begin immediately.<\/p>\n
“Anyone who has arrived in Australia on a flight from New Zealand on or since January 14 is asked to isolate and arrange to be tested, and to remain in isolation until they have a negative test,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We apologise to those who may be inconvenienced. This has been taken on the basis of strong, clear, immediate medical advice.”<\/p>\n
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