• Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, and Tasmania have announced new border restrictions in response to a new COVID-19 cluster in Greater Brisbane.
• The ACT has also urged residents from five local government areas not to enter the state, and has urged recently returned travelers to undergo quarantine.
• Queensland Premier Annastacia Palazczuk today revealed ten new cases of COVID-19 on Monday morning, with four of those cases linked to community transmission.
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Victoria and Western Australia have both announced hard border restrictions with Queensland, after health authorities confirmed a COVID-19 cluster in the Greater Brisbane region has grown to seven people.

The states join South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory, and Tasmania by introducing new border restrictions in response to the Greater Brisbane cluster.

Victoria

From 6pm Monday, the Greater Brisbane regions of the City of Brisbane, City of Ipswich, Logan City, the Moreton Bay Region, or Redlands City will be deemed ‘Red Zones’ under Victoria’s coronavirus warning system.

Non-Victorians in ‘Red Zones’ are barred from entering the state without an exception or exemption. Victorians can apply for permits to re-enter the state from ‘Red Zones’, but must self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival.

Anyone, Victorian resident or not, who has been in a hotspot deemed a “very high risk exposure site” in the previous 14 days will not be permitted to enter the state.

Western Australia

Western Australia will reintroduce a hard border to all of Queensland from midnight.

In a Monday afternoon announcement, Premier Mark McGowan said Queensland will be deemed a ‘Medium risk’ zone, travel from Queensland will be barred until further notice.

“We have been monitoring the situation closely and have scaled up our border controls as required to keep our community safe,” McGowan said.

“This hard border measure is necessary and our best defence in keeping the virus out.”

Only those with special exemptions will be allowed into WA, and those individuals must also complete 14 days if self-quarantine.

In addition, anyone who has traveled from Queensland since March 27 must self-quarantine for 14 days past their arrival date, and undergo COVID-19 testing on day 11 of their isolation period.

Anyone who has visited an exposure site as listed by Queensland health authorities must also seek testing, self-isolate for 14 days, and get tested again on day 11 of their self-quarantine.

South Australia

South Australia will close its border to Queensland from 4pm Monday, as Greater Brisbane prepares to enter a three-day lockdown in response to a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the community.

The ACT and Tasmania have also unveiled new travel restrictions for those entering from Greater Brisbane, as jurisdictions across Australia hope to avoid another nation-wide outbreak.

Speaking in Adelaide on Monday afternoon, SA Premier Steven Marshall said that from 4pm, only SA residents, essential workers, and those permanently relocating will be permitted to enter from Queensland.

Those individuals will need to self-isolate for 14 days, Marshall said, with COVID-19 testing to be carried on on days one, five, and 13 of their quarantine.

In addition, anyone who has traveled to South Australia from the Ipswich, Redlands or Logan regions from March 20 onwards must seek COVID-19 testing and remain isolated until they return a negative result.

“We are not happy to do this,” Marshall said.

“In fact, we know that this is going to be a huge inconvenience to people, especially in the lead-up to this Easter period.

“But it’s quite clear to us now that there are cases in the Greater Brisbane area that have come into contact with the community there.”

The ACT

The ACT has now declared Greater Brisbane a COVID-19 hotspot, and non-residents who have been in Greater Brisbane over the past 14 days are now urged not to enter the ACT until further notice.

Exemptions for extraordinary circumstances will be granted by ACT Health.

Non-residents currently in the ACT, who had been in the City of Brisbane, City of Ipswich, Logan City, the Moreton Bay Region, or Redlands City after March 15, have been directed to undertake a COVID-19 test and remain in quarantine until 6pm on Thursday, “even if they return a negative result, but this could be extended for up to 14 days. April 1.”

Tasmania

Similar restrictions have been announced in Tasmania.

Anyone who has been within those five Queensland local government areas in the 14 days prior to their planned arrival will not be allowed into Tasmania, unless they are an essential traveler.

Anyone currently in Tasmania who has recently visited one of the designated high-risk locations must self-isolate and contact Tasmanian health authorities.

The Queensland outbreak

The new travel guidelines come just hours after Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk revealed ten new cases of COVID-19 Monday morning, four of which were deemed as locally acquired and linked to a pre-existing cluster.

Queensland Health has updated its list of potential exposure sites, with anyone deemed a close contact urged to seek COVID-19 testing and quarantine for 14 days from their last visit.

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