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Is pre-flight testing the magic bullet to stop COVID spreading in Australia? – ABC News
Tennis player Tennys Sandgren, who tested positive for COVID-19 before boarding a flight to play in the Australian Open, has highlighted the confusion around pre-flight…
The US and UK this week announced plans to introduce mandatory COVID-19 testing for all passengers arriving from overseas.
Australia has also announced that all international arrivals must provide a negative PCR test for COVID-19 up to 72 hours before their flight departs. Similar rules are in place in other countries including Germany, Japan and Canada, which also require negative tests before passengers board flights.
But as the case of tennis player Tennys Sandgren highlighted this week, a positive…
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