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West Australia has tightened its border restrictions with Northern Territory as it battles a fresh outbreak which has now grown to 11 cases. Authorities have elevated the Northern Territory to “low-risk”, with only fully vaccinated travellers allowed into Western Australia. They must also go into self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. Anyone who arrived into West Australia from the Northern Territory since November 10 and has been to any of the exposure sites must get tested and self-isolate for 14 days.

Greater Katherine and the remote community of Robinson River have both entered a three-day lockdown after two people tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. The lockdowns, which started at 6pm on Monday (15 November 2021), are due to lift at 6pm on Thursday.

Since France introduced its health passport, travellers entering the country from outside the EU had to convert their vaccine passports into a format compatible with the French system. The government will introduce another system whereby travellers must pay for their QR code. Anyone vaccinated outside the EU, Schengen zone, or the UK must use the new system to use the French health passport, or they will be unable to enter cafés, theatres, bars, restaurants and tourist attractions, or use long-distance train travel. Travellers can now only receive their codes through physically visiting and presenting their passport and vaccination certificate at French pharmacies. Previously, travellers had to apply online or by email in advance to obtain their code. The pharmacies will issue a QR code, which travellers can scan into the French TousAntiCovid app to create their health pass for up to 36 Euros.

Fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Rwanda no longer need to quarantine at designated hotels while waiting for PCR test results. Proof of full vaccination is required to avoid quarantine, and travellers who cannot provide such proof, as well as unvaccinated travellers, must self-isolate in a designated quarantine hotel until they receive a negative PCR test result. All travellers, regardless of vaccination status, must arrive in Rwanda with negative PCR test results received within 72 hours of departure.

Mr Gunner says all wastewater testing results for the region have come back negative, and CCTV vision has led authorities to downgrade a number of close contact sites to casual sites. A mask mandate will remain in place until 5:00pm on Friday (12 November) afternoon, with people in the Greater Darwin and Katherine regions required to wear a mask when they can’t physically distance from others.

Japan will ease restrictions on fully vaccinated business travellers from today 8 November. There have been no updates as to when it will allow international tourists to return. Arrivals will only have to self-isolate for three days, rather than the current 10-day quarantine period if they can provide proof of their vaccination status.

On 8 November, the US will ease restrictions that effectively halted tourism and non-essential travel from 33 countries, including the UK, most of Europe and China. Now all visitors with a WHO-approved vaccination (which includes AstraZeneca) will be allowed to visit the US. Visitors with passports from any country where fewer than 10% of the country’s population has been vaccinated will also be allowed.

The lockout in Darwin has been extended by 24 hours and has now been scheduled to end at midnight on Tuesday, 9 November 2021, as the Northern Territory records another day of zero local cases. The Katherine lockout was lifted as of 5pm on Monday, 8 November 2021.

Travellers will have to fill out an Affidavit of Migration and show proof that they have insurance that covers COVID-19 to enter Argentina as the country opens to fully vaccinated travellers. Eligible travellers must also show proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of entering the country, according to Travel and Leisure.

Canada will be reopening more airports to international fights starting on November 30, the same day that passengers and crews will have to prove that they are fully vaccinated if they want to depart from a Canadian airport. The eight airports that are reopening include: St. John’s International John C. Munro Hamilton International Region of Waterloo International Regina International Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Kelowna International Abbotsford International Victoria International

The QLD State Government has confirmed Moree will be removed from the Queensland–New South Wales border bubble following an outbreak of COVID-19. The Premier revealed the news in a post on social media a short time ago, confirming the northern NSW town will become a restricted border zone area from 12:01am on Friday, November 5.

The Municipality of Katherine including Tindal will enter into a lockdown for 72 hrs following the detection of COVID-19, effective from 12.01am on Friday, 5 November 2021. In addition, Greater Darwin will enter into a lockout for 72hrs, effective from 12.01am on Friday, 5 November 2021. Under a lock-out, vaccinated people will not be locked down and can continue to be active in the community but will be required to wear a mask. Under a lock-out, unvaccinated people will be locked down and only permitted to leave home for the five reasons currently allowed during a lock down. For everyone in the Greater Darwin region both vaccinated and unvaccinated you must stay within the Greater Darwin region for the next three days.

NSW and Victoria have reopened the border between the states, allowing free movement between the two states after more than six months of travel restrictions. Under the new arrangement which came into effect at 11.59pm Thursday, fully vaccinated travellers (including workers entering Victoria from a green zone) will not be required to be tested or undertake quarantine. However, travellers will still required to obtain a permit from Service Victoria before they arrive to prove they are not infectious or required to isolate as a close contact. In a joint statement on Thursday, premiers Dominic Perrottet and Daniel Andrews said: “With Covid-19 case numbers coming down and high vaccination rates continuing to rise in both states, NSW and Victoria are normalising living with the virus.” Victorian health authorities also declared that from 11:59pm on Thursday the ACT and all remaining “orange zone areas” in NSW will become “green zones” under the state’s travel permit system. There are no requirements for fully vaccinated Victorians entering NSW, unless they have attended a location of high concern in Victoria. In addition, a Victorian who is over the age of 16 and not fully vaccinated is not allowed to enter NSW for recreation or a holiday. Residents entering Victoria must still comply with any vaccination requirements in place.

WA will ease the risk level for NSW from midnight on Saturday. The risk for NSW will be dropped from extreme risk to high risk, from 12:01am on Saturday, 06 November 2021. Victoria will remain an extreme risk and the ACT a medium risk zone.

You must show evidence that you have been vaccinated, at least seven days prior to international travel into or out of Australia, with a vaccine approved or recognised by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Travellers vaccinated in Australia will need to present an Australian International COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate (ICVC).

Fully vaccinated Australians will be able to travel to the US and Canada without having to quarantine from 8 November. For travel to the US, the full vaccination requirement applies to anyone over 18 years. For Canada, it applies to anyone over 12. All travellers must have had their second vaccine shot 14 days before entry. Before boarding a US or Canada flight, you must be able to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test result. The test must have been taken within 72 hours before departure. For travellers to Canada, an ArriveCAN application, which includes your travel and contact information, quarantine plan and Covid-19 symptom self-assessments, must also be submitted before departure. ESTA requirements still stand. Once arriving in the US or Canada, travellers are not required to complete another COVID-19 test.

Flight Centre Travel Group has partnered with a company called Healius, which runs a network of pathology labs around Australia. Healius can provide you with pre-departure COVID-19 testing and a certificate for travel when required. For information on pre-departure testing visit Healius Pathology. https://commercial.healius.com.au/faq.

Australia’s international border has reopened for overseas travel. People who are fully vaccinated can now travel overseas without a government exemption to leave the country. Returning Australians will not be required to quarantine in hotels or at home on arrival into NSW, Victoria, and the ACT. Children under 12 and people who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons will be treated the same as fully vaccinated travellers. If you are over 12 and not fully vaccinated, you will need to apply for an exemption to leave Australia. If you arrive from overseas directly into another state including Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory, at this stage you will be directed into mandatory hotel quarantine. Tasmania will open its borders 15 December and South Australia has announced a slow reduction of restrictions starting 23 November. Queensland’s reopening plan depends on vaccination targets and has not yet been confirmed. The Northern Territory has a home quarantine plan for interstate arrivals only, beginning 23 November. Western Australia has not announced its reopening plan.

The federal government has lifted its global ‘do not travel’ advice that had been in place since the COVID-19 pandemic caused borders to close in March 2020. The warning has now been replaced by country-specific travel advice for 177 countries, available on Smartraveller website.

Only fully vaccinated travellers are permitted to enter Fiji. A COVID-19 PCR test is required 72 hours before travel (12 years+). Must have booked minimum three nights at approved COVID Friendly accommodation and you must remain within accommodation first 48 hours. Mandatory Rapid PCR test to be done at resort within 48 hours of arrival, therefore you must stay at an approved property with testing facilities. Returning to Australia you need to visit a testing clinic or check the property can facilitate a PCR or RT-PCR test.