Students from mainland China have expressed mixed emotions about their experiences transiting through third countries to comply with Australia's coronavirus quarantine rules.
The Federal Government has confirmed 1,477 students from China who spent 14 days in a country other than mainland China arrived in Australia on February 21 and 22.
Adelaide University student Iris Zhang spent two weeks in Thailand to adhere to the quarantine rules and flew into Australia on the weekend.
"I was relieved after the stress in the past two weeks and with all the extra money spent, I'm finally able to go back to class normally," she said.
RMIT student Lolly Deng flew into Melbourne on February 20 after a 23-day ordeal trying to make it back to Australia, spending time in Hong Kong and Thailand.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-24/coronavirus-travel-ban-students-relieved-to-be-back-in-australia/11993586
