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Joyce Cheng, Dong Xing and Toby Mann

First arrivals from China after new COVID-19 test rules land in Australia as Health Minister Mark Butler defends the move

The first people to fly into Australia after new COVID-19 testing rules for travellers from China and Hong Kong were introduced have landed.

From Thursday, people coming into the country from China, Hong Kong and Macau have to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test and provide a negative result before departing.

Cao Menghan, a Chinese Australian who has been waiting for her parents at Sydney Airport, told the ABC she was very excited for their arrival.

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