NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard they will consider additional safeguards, “down the track”, when welcoming international travellers.

The strain circulating around Sydney has been identified as a US strain but health authorities are yet to pinpoint how it leaked into the community.

Mr Hazzard told Chris Smith they’ve considered having incoming travellers tested before boarding a flight to NSW.

“[But] you can’t rely on overseas jurisdictions to necessarily be doing the testing the way we do it.

“We accept that there are additional safeguards that we can put in place.”

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