Australia defends ‘moderate’ Covid testing mandate for China arrivals: ‘to travel to China you need to do it as well’
- Pre-departure testing was a reasonable condition to impose on travellers from China, Australian Health Minister Mark Butler told reporters
- The ‘temporary’ measure was put in place due to a lack of information about the spread of Covid in China and was not a barrier to travel, he said
Updated: 8:08pm, 5 Jan, 2023
