Australia: Coveshield approved by Australia for international arrivals | India News – Times of India

Canberra: Australia India-made Kovishield has been approved to travel in the country.
NS medical goods administration The Australian prime minister said the China-made Sinovac and India-made Kovishield vaccines will be considered “recognized vaccines” when it is determined whether an incoming international traveler has been appropriately vaccinated. Scott Morrison In an online briefing with the Indian media.
Recognition of vaccines will remove a significant obstacle for international students wishing to study in Australia.
Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna and Janssen The vaccine is already recognized in Australia.
Australian PM Morrison On Friday, it announced the reopening of international travel and the easing of border restrictions.
Morrison said the international border would reopen next month for states that have reached an 80 percent vaccination rate, starting with New South Wales. ABC News.
Fully vaccinated Australians and permanent residents arriving in NSW are in home quarantine for a week, pending the success of the state’s home quarantine test, instead of paying thousands to quarantine in a hotel for a fortnight will be able
Commercial flights out of Australia will resume for vaccinated Australians. As ABC News reports, travelers must be fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine for home quarantine unless they are under 12 or achieve medical remission.
Meanwhile, unvaccinated passengers will be required to be in hotel quarantine for a fortnight.
The government will also work with states to remove travel caps for vaccinated passengers.
As ABC News reports, COVID-19 testing is expected to remain part of the journey, but the government is using rapid antigen testing as part of the arrangement.
Last year on March 20, Australia introduced some of the toughest border restrictions in the world in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Strict restrictions were imposed by Australia on traveling abroad for 18 months without permission.

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