Concern regarding the number of confirmed cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, in NSW has prompted South Australia’s Premier, Steven Marshall, to announce changes to restrictions for travellers from NSW into his state.
“Effective later this afternoon (Thursday 2 December 2021), we will be putting further requirements for people coming from NSW to have a test on arrival,” Premier Marshall said.
“This is another way that we will be protecting ourselves. What I can say is we’ll be monitoring the situation … we have been looking at it on a daily basis.”
All arrivals from New South Wales will enter South Australia under level 3 (moderate risk) and are required to produce a pre-arrival negative test, and test on arrival to SA and quarantine until test taken.
Due to increasing concern around the new and potentially highly contagious Omicron Variant of Concern of COVID-19, SA has reviewed its international border restrictions. All international travellers arriving in SA, including travellers transiting through another Australian state, must now undertake 14 days quarantine. This includes all people who have arrived in South Australia since 23 November 2021.
