All International Arrivals into Australia to self isolate for 14 days

[kpc]

Currently being announced by PM...

As the day unfolded: PM announces mandatory two-week self-isolation for international arrivals

France and Spain are following Italy into lockdown while the US has expanded its travel ban to include the UK. Follow our live coverage here.

www.smh.com.au

 

[mel-world]

Hard (proportionate) but fair, even if a few days late. All incoming pax on flights affected from midnight. Self quarantine for 14 days.
Cruise ships similarly restricted for 30 days initially but allowing Australians to land but then self quarantine.

 

[kpc]

International cruise ships also been banned for 30 days...

 

[daft009]

Hmm I arrived back yesterday.... What to do

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Hmm I arrived back yesterday.... What to do

Good idea to self-isolate anyway.

I have not even left and we are now minimising contact as much as possible.

 

[daft009]

Good idea to self-isolate anyway

I was in Fiji with 0 cases.

 

[Pushka]

I was in Fiji with 0 cases.

Agree. But you don't know whether the person next to you on the plane had flown through via USA, which is a hot mess.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

I was in Fiji with 0 cases.

Travelling light eh

 

[V Singh]

Makes sense given the pandemic status of coronavirus.

 

[Pushka]

I wonder if this is enough for Travel Insurance to kick in to cover those cancellation fees?

 

[V Singh]

Isn't it :
All overseas arrivals to Australia will be required to self-isolate as country tackles coronavirus threat

People in quarantine to face random police checks, Woolworths suspends Victorian home deliveries

Queenslanders who have been told to self-isolate for coronavirus-related reasons face fines if they do not comply and Woolworths suspends its delivery service due to high levels of demand. As it happened.

www.abc.net.au

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Isn't it :
All overseas arrivals to Australia will be required to self-isolate as country tackles coronavirus threat

People in quarantine to face random police checks, Woolworths suspends Victorian home deliveries

Queenslanders who have been told to self-isolate for coronavirus-related reasons face fines if they do not comply and Woolworths suspends its delivery service due to high levels of demand. As it happened.

www.abc.net.au

In the first link if you scrolled down it said:

2.36pm
PM announces mandatory two week self-isolation for those coming to Australia
By Tom Rabe and Shane Wright
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced anyone arriving in Australia from midnight tonight will have to self-isolate for 14 days.
Cruise ships from international ports will also be banned from docking in Australia for an initial 30 days.
“This is very important, what we've seen in recent weeks, is more countries having issues with the virus and that means the source of some of those transmissions are coming from more and more countries," Mr Morrison said during a press conference in Sydney on Sunday.
Mr Morrison said while mass static gatherings of more than 500 people - like sporting events - will be cancelled, it does not yet apply to train stations and shopping centres.

 

[pauly7]

It’s a good thing for us all but with considerable short term economic pain.

Good leadership.

I want to see how Qantas and Virgin are going to be supported though.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Has an end date for this been set? Nervous about a family holiday booked for five weeks time (we booked it last September!)

 

[Pushka]

It’s a good thing for us all but with considerable short term economic pain.

Good leadership.

I want to see how Qantas and Virgin are going to be supported though.

They will get cancellation fees for those who can't comply with self isolation.

 

[amaroo]

Hmm I arrived back yesterday.... What to do

I think you already know the answer...

 

[CaptainCurtis]

Has an end date for this been set? Nervous about a family holiday booked for five weeks time (we booked it last September!)

Indefinitely for now, reviewed weekly.

 

[daft009]

I think you already know the answer...

Will just WFH, don't want to risk it

 

[froggerADL]

So we've basically banned international travel into Australia, and yet we still allow travel from Australia. Surely if it's that bad we should just stop all international travel.

I feel so sorry for all those tourists flying into Australia in the next few days. Expensive holidays ruined.

 

[opusman]

Has an end date for this been set? Nervous about a family holiday booked for five weeks time (we booked it last September!)

You won't be going...