South Australia and Queensland BAN travellers from parts of Sydney while other states force arrivals into quarantine after just a handful of cases - check where you can't go today
- South Australia closed its border to Waverley LGA residents on Saturday night
- Anyone who lives in or has visited Sydney area is barred from entering the state
- South Australia has joined growing list of states to impose travel restrictions
- It comes as Sydney battles the spread of a Covid-19 cluster in eastern suburbs
South Australia has become the latest state to close its borders to parts of Sydney as the city scrambles to contain an outbreak of a highly-contagious strain of Covid-19.
The snap closure was brought in at 7.48pm on Saturday and applies to anyone who lives in or has visited the Waverley local government area in the past 14 days.
Included in the blacklisted suburbs are Bondi, Bronte, and Dover Heights.
NSW recorded two new local Covid-19 cases and added two gyms and supermarkets to its growing list of exposure sites on Saturday.
This was followed by another two cases announced on Sunday, and an indoor mask mandate for seven Sydney local councils.
South Australia has become the latest state to close its borders to parts of Sydney as the city scrambles to contain an outbreak of a highly-contagious strain of Covid-19 (pictured, South Australia premier Steven Marshall)
It comes after New South Wales recorded two new local Covid-19 cases and added two gyms and supermarkets to its growing list of exposure sites on Saturday
Health authorities are racing to curb the spread of the Delta variant of the virus with six cases linked to a cluster in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
The highly-contagious nature of the variant prompted other states in the country to take action and enforce travel restrictions.
Queensland declared Waverley area a hotspot and has barred residents from entering the state since 1am on Saturday.
Travellers who were already in the state before the border closed have been forced to go into hotel quarantine.
Victoria has classified the City of Sydney, Waverley, and Woollahra local government areas as orange zones.
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Anyone who has visited those areas since June 11 is required to get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
'We are, of course, continuing to monitor the situation in New South Wales with their cases and any implications for Victoria,' Acting Premier James Merlino said.
Western Australia is now requiring all NSW residents to get tested for Covid-19 when entering the state.
They must self-quarantine while they wait for their results and wear a face mask during this period.
Anyone who has visited any of the exposure sites listed in NSW was told to quarantine for 14 days and get tested for Covid-19 on the eleventh day.
Health authorities are racing to curb the spread of the Delta variant of the virus with six cases linked to a cluster in Sydney's eastern suburbs
Tasmania has barred anyone from entering if they have visited a high-risk venue on the exposure list.
Anyone who is already in the state has been told to self-isolate and contact Tasmania's Public Health Hotline.
A limousine driver aged in his 60s who was transporting international flight crew is thought to be the source of the outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta strain, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said on Saturday.
The NSW Government warned testing levels are not high enough, with around 26,000 tests conducted in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday.
The latest venues added to the list of exposure sites include two gyms in Sydney's CBD and two supermarkets in Bondi Junction's Eastgate centre.
Labor health spokesman Mark Butler said on Sunday he was hopeful the Bondi cluster would be dealt with quickly but the situation highlighted the need to stay vigilant and get vaccinated.
'I think everyone's concerned over the last four cases that have emerged over the last few days have been very fleeting contacts, so people have really not had any known contact with each other, they just happened to be at the same shopping centre in Bondi Junction,' Mr Butler said.
The NSW government has warned testing levels are not high enough, with around 26,000 tests conducted in the 24 hours to 8pm Friday
