29 Nov 2021

Omicron arrives in Australia

From Morning Report, 7:42 am on 29 November 2021

Australia has confirmed two travellers from southern Africa have tested positive in Sydney for the new Omicron Covid-19 variant.

Both people are fully vaccinated and are staying in isolation after arriving on Saturday.

Australia is now requiring 14-day quarantine for citizens and their dependents travelling from nine countries in southern Africa.

ABC Sydney correspondent Lara Hymas spoke to Morning Report's Corin Dann.