International Travel

Given that on a global scale the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be getting worse do you think people should be able to travel internationally with so much freedom. I know from the UK it should be essential travel only but are weddings and funerals really essential?

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

Definitely Not..Australia has kept Covid out partly by shutting down Borders.
Now we are trying to bring back Australian Citizens (of Indian Origin), to be clear) who became trapped there in our shutdown. 150 seats were available and vulnerable people who were checked as Covid free by authorities were put in quqarantine for 3 days and checked by Australian testing and 40 of them tesed positive, so cant fly out.
The poor quality control on Indian testing is the reason that repatriation flights were suspended in the first place. We need to create the quarantine spaces in OZ before we can allow any new arrivals and need to isolate Positive tests as they happen.

MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M

@whowasthatmaskedman You guys seems to be doing things well, it's such a pity more countries don't follow your example.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@MrAverage1965 Being at the @$$ end of the planet helped. and Our Federal government acted quickly and got every state coordinated early. Some lock downs (in our state) were brutal and four months long. But pretty much everyone was on the same page. The Vaccine rollout is lagging. But it looks like no international travel for another year at this rate.

akindheart · 61-69, F

it is still very stressful to travel 2 years after the virus first hit. the hysteria is gone but the fear remains.

CakeByTheOcean · 26-30, F

Why? Could you not attend the funeral of your parent or of one of your children?

solitaire · 41-45, F

I don't think anything is really essential if it involves risking your life

RafSilGLucca · 26-30, F

The limitations will take a long time to end

MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M

I have no objection to a someone going to their parent's or child's funeral, but often the wider family will go.
When my father died we were limited in numbers within the country itself at one point we were told 9 only which was only enough for children and grandchildren.

EuphoricTurtle · 41-45, M

What do you mean "with so much freedom"?

MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M

@EuphoricTurtle for a long period of time there has been a lot of freedom to travel internationally both to and from the UK, yes sometimes with restrictions but often not. All you had to do was say it was essential.

EuphoricTurtle · 41-45, M

@MrAverage1965 It's a bit more complicated than that, you do have to complete a travel declaration form and provide evidence.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-declaration-form-for-international-travel
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/364/schedule/5/made

MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M

@EuphoricTurtle Yet people were still able to fly home taking a 10 day break in Turkey to avoid costly quarantine in the UK.

All throughout the pandemic there has been too much international travel too and from the UK especially compared to the likes of Australia.

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