New rules for returning travellers as Brisbane goes into lockdown

Returning Australians will have to test negative to COVID-19 before boarding a flight to Australia to help prevent the spread of a more contagious variant of COVID-19. The announcement comes as greater Brisbane goes into lockdown after a case of the UK variant was confirmed in Brisbane.

People are seen in the baggage collection area after arriving on a Virgin Australia flight, Melbourne, Friday, January 8, 2021. Source: AAP

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