NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the decision to close the NSW-Victoria border was taken after receiving health advice and based on increasing community transmission of COVID-19 in Victoria | alexsmithsmh
But the Premier urged all other states to open their borders to NSW given the state was taking strong action to ensure that Victorians could not travel into NSW from Tuesday night.Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the decision to close the border had been under consideration for "quite some time" and at 8am on Monday morning the NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant urged the government to act.
Dr Chant said anyone who returned from Victorian hotspots over the next 24 hours would need to self-isolate. NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said the "enormity" of closing the border was not lost on him given the number of crossings and local government areas.Ms Berejiklian said Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Prime Minister Scott Morrison were supportive of NSW’s decision to close the border.
From midnight on Tuesday, all Victorians would be banned from crossing the border unless they have a permit, the Premier said.The most important news, analysis and insights delivered to your inbox at the start and end of each day. Sign up to
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