South Australia Police announced this morning that there have been changes to the exemptions of travellers passing through South Australia from several states across the nation.
People trying to enter South Australia from New South Wales, Victoria or the Australian Capital Territory as an Essential Traveller passing through to another state are now prohibited.
People wanting to pass through SA must now apply for a Health Exemption and have that approved before completing their Cross Border Travel Form and attempting to enter the state.
This is not for those Essential Workers in other classifications such as Commercial Transport and Freight. For more information regarding this, visit the COVID border restrictions website here.
This announcement comes following an overnight release of new exposure sites in SA from SA Health, associated with positive cases of COVID-19 in Ceduna and Port Augusta.
It’s believed this new alert relates to two truck drivers who brought Covid from NSW to WA, after the 23 and 29 year old men underwent routine freight-driver testing in NSW on Wednesday. Following their tests, the men travelled to WA via Victoria and South Australia, before arriving in Perth on Thursday night.
While both men wore masks outside of their truck, and both had one dose of COVID-19 vaccines, SA Health is urging people to be vigilant.
Anyone who visited the below locations at the specified date and time should immediately quarantine, along with their household contacts, for 14 days since visiting the location, get tested immediately, and get tested again on day 5 and day 13.
Ceduna – IOR Petroleum Ceduna, 92 McKenzie St
· Thursday 26 August between 5.30am and 6.30am.
Ceduna – OTR Ceduna, 35 Eyre Hwy
· Thursday 26 August between 5.30am and 6.30am.
Port Augusta – IOR Petroleum Port Augusta (South), Northern Power Station Rd
· Wednesday 25 August between 11.30pm and midnight
· Thursday 26 August between 12.00am and 12.30am
Port Augusta – OTR Port Augusta, cnr Augusta Hwy and Northern Power Station Rd
· Wednesday 25 August between 11.30pm and midnight
· Thursday 26 August between 12.00am and 12.30am
For more information and a list of testing sites click here.
Anyone who visited any of the above locations, but not at the specified date and time, should monitor for symptoms and get tested as soon as symptoms occur.
Anyone who has identified as being at an exposure location must follow the relevant health advice even if they do not receive a call, SMS or email from SA Health.
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