Updated border restrictions

BORDER DELAYS: Check points will be making sure anyone entering the state is following the new requirements.

Elsie Adamo

LESS than two weeks after opening borders, restrictions into South Australia have been updated due to concerns about the new Covid-19 variant Omicron.

Level three moderate risk restrictions were put in place Saturday December 4 for vaccinated arrivals entering the State from New South Wales, Victoria or the Australian Capital Territory.

These include:

– Pre-arrival negative test result taken within 72 hours before arrival.

– Test upon arrival and quarantine until negative test result.

– Test on the 6th day after arrival.

– No entry to high risk settings for 7 days.

– Symptom checking for 14 days after arrival.

If community members located within the Cross Border Corridor’s in both NSW and VIC enter parts of the State not within their bubble, they will also be subject to level three restrictions.

Any unvaccinated arrivals into South Australia have to apply for a border exemption.

The State government has not ruled out closing the border if circumstances change.

Restrictions were correct at time of print, but can change at any time. Visit the SA Covid-19 website for the most up to date information.