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Tough restrictions imposed on the South East earlier this week have been lifted, while the cross border travel bubble will be extended back to 70 kilometres, after the region recorded no new coronavirus infections over the past five days.
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The state’s transition committee has ruled against making any changes to COVID restrictions, citing the need for greater uptake of vaccines, as Burnside becomes Adelaide’s first council area to reach 80 per cent first dose jab coverage while other regions lag.
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UPDATED | A South Australian teenager who tested positive to COVID after travelling to New South Wales last week has been confirmed as a “false positive”, while the state’s transition committee today announced it will lift some dancing and drinking restrictions in coming days.
An Adelaide mother who says she waited a month for SA Health to assess and then refuse without explanation her application to return to South Australia is considering appealing the decision or risking an illegal border run, as the State Government comes under pressure over its border lockout and exemptions process.
Another Adelaide service station has been named as an exposure site after a sixth COVID-positive truck driver travelled into South Australia, prompting authorities to consider mandating vaccinations for freight industry workers.
SA authorities are considering prioritising schools in culturally-diverse and low socio-economic areas once COVID-19 vaccination is rolled out to 12 to 15-year-olds, a senior SA Health executive says.
The number of COVID-positive truck drivers from NSW who have entered South Australia and sparked alerts and quarantine orders has risen to three in a week, as the state lifts its border restrictions for travellers arriving from southeast Queensland and Katherine.
