The trans-Tasman bubble is set to reopen to travellers from four Australian states next week, but with a pre-departure testing requirement. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images The pause on travel from New South Wales will continue. READ MORE:* Covid-19: Pre-departure testing likely for trans-Tasman travellers after bubble bursts* Trans-Tasman bubble: Government working on 'contingency plans' for Kiwis stuck in Sydney* Trans-Tasman bubble: How the Covid-19 traffic light system works”Cabinet carefully weighed up the evidence this morning and we consider that partially lifting the pause at this point is an appropriate course of action, particularly when bolstered with the introduction of a mandatory pre-departure test,” Hipkins said. All quarantine-free travel from Australia was paused on Saturday night, due to multiple cases and outbreaks of Covid-19 in Australia. It was the first time since the bubble began in April there was a pause on travel from the entire country.

Source: Stuff June 29, 2021 01:59 UTC