After the Australian government urgently announced the delay of the border reopening, many international students who have arranged to return to Australia to work once again expressed their dissatisfaction.
In response, Australian Federal Minister of Education Alan Tudge said that the Australian government will continue to monitor the development of the situation based on public health recommendations.
He pointed out that the 115-day suspension of html will ensure we can collect information to better understand the Omickron variants, including the efficacy of the vaccine, the scope of the disease, including whether milder symptoms may occur, and their degree of transmission.
" I know this will be disappointing for some students who want to come to Australia, but it is only a temporary pause. Our framework and plans are still in progress to support international students and skilled immigrants to return to Australia. I look forward to welcoming international students back to Australia in the near future. "
Australia entry restrictions
As of now, people who are able to enter Australia include fully vaccinated Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family members, dual-dose vaccinators from New Zealand and Singapore, and overseas people who have obtained entry waivers.
Since last Saturday (27th), Australia has announced the following tightening of entry restrictions, which will take effect immediately until December 15: Anyone who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or their immediate family members (including the parents of citizens), and who have visited eight southern African countries in the past 14 days will not be able to enter Australia.
Australia's attitude
Morrison said Australia will review plans to reopen borders to skilled immigrants and students from December 1.
But he said: "It is too early to resume mandatory hotel quarantine for all foreign travelers for two weeks and urge everyone to be patient because the data has not yet determined the severity, transmission and vaccine resistance of the Omickron strain."
Australian Prime Minister Morrison
It is reported that four people arriving in Sydney from South Africa tested positive for the newly discovered variant on Sunday; another person arriving in the Northern Territory from South Africa tested positive. Authorities have previously ordered citizens returning from nine African countries to undergo 14 days of quarantine.
Omickron, known by the World Health Organization as "variant of concern", may be more contagious than previous variants. But health authorities don't know if it will cause more or less severe coronavirus disease than other strains!
The government recommends that people leave Australia with caution. Regarding the current epidemic situation in Australia, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a warning to those who want to leave Australia by 2022.
Morrison calls the decision to postpone the two-week border restrictions for visa holders a cautious and temporary suspension, but advises Australians who plan to travel overseas to be careful. He said: " We know about Omicron and the advice I received at the National Security Council are not enough. This temporary suspension will provide opportunities to understand and learn more about this issue. "
In addition, the Australian government announced that the "travel bubble" agreement originally planned to open with South Korea and Japan was also postponed to December 15 . In this regard, Morrison emphasized that the "overwhelming view" within the government of is that the Omickron mutant strain is "controllable", and 's decision to delay the opening of the country was out of "caution" considerations and was temporary .
According to the advice of Australia's chief medical officer, the government has decided to suspend the next step and safely reopen Australia to the international technology and student community until December 15.
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