South Australia has recorded no new cases as border rules are set to tighten, less than a week after opening to vaccinated travellers.
Key points:
- SA recorded no new cases today
- New requirements have been introduced for interstate travellers
- South Australians travelling to WA must self-isolate for 14 days
Before new rules for interstate arrivals could even begin, SA Police announced a further tightening of restrictions.
From Monday, anyone travelling into South Australia from low-risk or moderate-risk LGAs, such as Sydney or Melbourne, must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test.
They will no longer be able to be tested on arrival.
International travellers from any country will now also need to quarantine for 14 days, rather than seven, due to concerns about the Omicron variant.
Other new requirements previously announced, such as banning close contacts of positive cases within the past week from entering, also came into effect at 12:01AM on Monday.
Further rules regarding border community members will also come into effect at midnight tonight for people travelling outside the border bubble into SA with children under 12.
Quarantine and testing requirements for fully vaccinated travellers were initially relaxed when SA borders reopened to New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT on Tuesday.
South Australia has seven active cases of COVID-19, after a child recorded in Saturday's figures returned interstate.
Only one new exposure site has been listed in the past 24 hours, the BP service station on Dukes Highway in Keith.
Check the table below to find all the sites and exposure windows.
You can find information on testing site hours and the nearest site to you on the SA Health website.
Western Australia imposes border restrictions with SA
South Australians travelling to Western Australia must now self-quarantine for 14 days, under new border restrictions.
South Australian travellers must also get tested within 48 hours of arrival and again on day 12.
Any travellers who arrived from November 23 and have been to an exposure site must also self-quarantine for 14 days and get tested immediately.
The new rules came into effect Saturday afternoon.
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan said his state's chief health officer had advised the risk from South Australia was increasing.
"It's a highly precautionary measure," he said.
"I realise it will be disruptive and also inconvenient for some families but I've got to take account of the greater good here — 2.6 million Western Australians currently who don't have COVID.
"And I don't want to see us have COVID at least before next year when we get to very, very high levels of vaccination."
APY Lands mandates vaccinations for returning members
The APY Lands has announced returning Anangu members will now need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the remote Aboriginal lands.
The executive board has already mandated vaccines for anyone wanting to visit, live or work on the APY Lands to protect its vulnerable communities.
Members will need to show evidence of their jabs with the MyGov app as well as an approved Entry Check SA permit.
They will also need to have a negative COVID-19 test before arriving and wear masks in public spaces for a week.
The community's local health council expects the double-vaccination rate on the Lands will soon hit 80 per cent.
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