Come one, come all. SA’s borders will open to NSW residents as of midnight tomorrow - NEWS.com.au

South Australia has announced it will officially open its borders to NSW as of midnight on Wednesday.

Following the state’s Transition Committee meeting on Tuesday, Premier Steven Marshall said the decision was subject to no community transmission being recorded up until midnight Tuesday.

It comes as Queensland also announced it would open its borders to five additional New South Wales Shires from next weekend.

“They (the committee) were furnished with all necessary information from NSW with regards to what had occurred over the weekend,” Mr Marshall said.

“Our borders have been the front line of our defence and have served us well. They enabled us to open up our economy and get tens of thousands of people back to work but because of the reduced risk in NSW, it’s time for us to open up our borders.

“This will be massive relief for people dislocated from family, friends and business opportunities. We know this has been a massive burden on the business community, families and individuals but we did this to keep people safe.”

He said people who come in before the official opening still needed to complete the 14-days of isolating here in SA.

On Monday, Mr Marshall said he had some concerns surrounding a case involving a Western Sydney taxi driver who worked more than a week while infectious with COVID-19.

However, he said SA Health’s chief public medical officer Nicola Spurrier worked closely with NSW Health to gather information about the case.

“This information from NSW is of the highest quality. We assessed the risk associated with the taxi driver and the response NSW Health has put in place and we’re satisfied the risk that can be managed,” he said on Tuesday.

SA Health’s Chief Public Medical Officer Nicola Spurrier said while there was always going to be some risk involved with the virus, the community couldn't “wrap ourselves in cotton wool forever”.

“In terms of the risk, my advice was that we needed the two week period of no community transmission and that means when there is a case, there is no source found,” she said.

“I’m confident — because I’ve spent a lot of time with colleagues in NSW and getting a lot of detailed information — that their last case of community transmission was September 8 which means today is the fourteenth day so I’m still mindful we need to wait until midnight tonight.

“Clearly, NSW was doing well in July and unfortunately there was some seeding events from Victoria and we know that because experts in NSW do genomic testing and look at the genetic makeup of the cases in their state.”

Professor Spurrier advised South Australians looking to travel to NSW to keep an eye on NSW Health website daily.

“I’d also strongly recommend that when you're offered masks to wear on the aeroplane that you wear them for the entirety of the flight and to take your own with you because if you take them off, perhaps to eat, you should be putting a clean mask on again,” she said.

“It's also easy to get tested for COVID in NSW so if you do start to get symptoms, don’t just think ‘you’ll get tested when you get back’. Get tested in NSW. Do the right thing while you're in that state and respect the rules and regulations of that state as you would in SA.”

Until Thursday, current restrictions allow all jurisdictions to enter SA without quarantining except for Victoria.

Residents coming from NSW need to self-isolate for two weeks while only essential travellers with pre-approved applications can enter from Victoria.

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