22/03/2020
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY all people entering South Australia must isolate for 14-days from their arrival.
This applies to South Australians, other Australians and other travellers, and will be supported by border control from Tuesday 24 March at 4pm.
Exemptions will apply for essential transport including health and medical supplies, health personnel and patients, food and commercial supply chains (i.e. the carrying of goods), healthcare workers, near border interactions, travel of a relative/carer of a dependant individual, and for emergency services.
Other travellers (for example fly-in-fly-out workers in the mining industry or national level sporting teams) could be exempt from this provision provided they had approved disease control mechanisms in place.
The criteria for testing for COVID-19 has been expanded in South Australia from today to include anyone who has travelled from interstate in the last seven days and have new respiratory symptoms.
Please only present for testing if you fulfill the criteria:
▪ You have travelled overseas in the past 14 days AND have symptoms.
▪ You have travelled interstate in the past 7 days AND have new respiratory symptoms.
▪ You have been in contact with a confirmed case AND have symptoms.
▪ You are a healthcare worker with direct patient contact AND have a fever (≥37.5) AND an acute respiratory infection (e.g. shortness of breath, cough, sore throat).
South Australia Police will continue to conduct random checks to ensure those required to self-isolate are doing so.
ℹ More information: https://bit.ly/2vESNiK
ℹ Self-isolation and quarantine: https://bit.ly/2xWFVoV