Australian state to end hotel quarantine for vaccinated travellers

Sydney’s central business district is now open after more than 100 days of lockdown (AP)

Australia’s most populous state has said it will end hotel quarantine for vaccinated international travellers as the government accelerates the lifting of pandemic restrictions.

New South Wales (NSW) State Premier Dominic Perrottet announced on Friday that fully vaccinated travellers who tested negative to Covid-19 before flying to Sydney would be spared 14 days in hotel quarantine from November 1.