The decision to throw out any and all quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers in NSW has been praised by some - but many have reacted with anger.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has found himself in hot water today for a number of decisions he made to drag the state out of its coronavirus lockdown.
But the one kicking up the most debate was Mr Perrottet’s announcement NSW would be scrapping any version of quarantine for fully vaccinated Australians and travellers arriving in the state from November 1.
“There is absolutely no reason, if you are fully vaccinated, whether you are a returning Australian or tourist, that you should have to hotel quarantine,” he told reporters today.
“This will be a boon for most people coming home and it will be a boon for our tourism industry.
“We can’t live here in a hermit kingdom. We’ve got to open up, and this decision today is a big one, but it is the right want to get New South Wales connected globally.”
Tourists and Australians landing in NSW from November 1 will need to return a negative PCR test before boarding their flight and will need to show proof of their double vaccination.
“For double vaccinated people around the world, Sydney, New South Wales is open for business. We want people back. We are leading the nation out of the pandemic. Hotel quarantine, home quarantine is a thing of the past,” the premier said.
However the decision to do away with quarantine - when a number of states and territories across Australia are not even open to NSW yet and have lower vaccination rates, has already been slammed.
Dr Kerryn Phelps, who served as the member for Wentworth until 2019 and was also the former president of the Australian Medical Association, guessed NSW’s decision “would not end well”.
Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley urged everyone to “take a chill pill” as journalists questioned when Victoria may have similar arrangements.
“We have just announced an integration of our domestic permit and travel system to closer integrate the ACT, Victoria and New South Wales as a significant part of that,” he said.
“We are already part of the national trials for home-based quarantine and when those trials are finished and when we go through a proper assessment, I am sure we will have more to say.
“Everyone needs to take a chill pill. We are not aware of the full details of a media release hot off the printer from the New South Wales government. We will go through that. We wish New South Wales, as we always do, every success, and Victoria will go about its business in the national context, understanding it's the Commonwealth who control international borders, not the states.”
The nation is also eagerly awaiting a press conference from Prime Minister Scott Morrison after it was confirmed Mr Perrottet did not inform his federal counterparts of his decision to scrap quarantine.
Queensland’s chief health officer Dr Jeanette Young also confirmed NSW’s decision to kill quarantine hadn’t been discussed at Natinoal Cabinet.
Despite the chaos, others on social media embraced the announcement.
Meanwhile the premier confirmed a raft of new freedoms will kick in for fully vaccinated NSW residents from Monday.
Mr Perrottet said NSW is likely to hit its 80 per cent double dose vaccine milestone tomorrow, triggering a range of easing restrictions from next week.
Some of the new freedoms will include having 20 visitors to a home, standing and drinking at the pub, 3000 people at ticketed outdoor events, density limits will be removed for hairdressers and other personal care services and there will be no limit on the number of fully vaccinated guests at weddings and funerals.
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