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A cluster linked to at least five positive COVID-19 cases in South Australia – prompting a SA Health alert, the closure of a western suburbs school and forcing 1100 people and Opposition leaders into self-isolation – was sparked by self-isolation at a Walkerville hotel that went awry. Stephanie Richards tracks what happened.
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South Australia has two new COVID-19 cases, but the government says there will be no resulting tightening of restrictions due to the state’s high testing uptake.
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UPDATED: A cleaner at a Walkerville hotel is one of at least two people infected with COVID-19 after a recent arrival from Victoria quarantined at the hotel – but management say SA Health has given it the all-clear to continue trading.
SA Health has issued an urgent warning about three northern suburbs businesses after they were visited by one of two new confirmed cases of COVID-19, as Premier Steven Marshall foreshadows further restrictions to prevent a second wave of coronavirus in the state.
UPDATED: The committee in charge of South Australia’s COVID-19 response overruled advice provided by the state’s chief public health officer when it decided to ease social distancing rules on the number of people allowed in public spaces.
The controversy surrounding South Australia’s handling of a special exemption allowing a woman who tested positive to COVID-19 into the state has intensified dramatically, with SA Health first blaming Victoria for a “glitch” that saw her arrive without local authorities being told – only to then backtrack and admit they’d missed the email.
