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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.
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SA Health will be forced to fast-track travel exemption requests under new laws before parliament, after a Liberal backbencher last night voted against the Marshall Government’s bid to extend the state’s emergency COVID powers into next year.
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Caps on crowd numbers at South Australian pubs, restaurants and venues could be lifted when the state has reached an “optimal” number of COVID vaccinations, with health officials expected to calculate a figure within two weeks.
A 75 per cent capacity limit on hospitality and retail venues won’t be raised yet, the transition committee has ruled, while SA Health looks into why public use of QR codes had declined by up to 20 per cent across the state.
An increase to 100 per cent capacity at Adelaide Oval is “on the table” with further discussions to take place this week, but there have been no changes to South Australia’s public gathering restrictions after a meeting of the state’s transition committee this morning.
People travelling into South Australia may need to receive a fourth coronavirus test on day 16 of their stay, while dancing at nightclubs will remain off the table for at least another week as authorities reconsider the blanket ban.
