BREAKING: One state has announced a major Covid rule change for interstate arrivals in a move expected to make entry easier.
Effective immediately, those arriving into the state from NSW, the ACT or Victoria no longer need to get tested after they’ve entered.Travellers will still need to be tested six days after entering the state.He thanked everyone who went to be tested for their patience amid wait times that have exceeded nine hours for some people.Premier Steven Marshall announced border changes would come into effect immediately.
“We are doing everything we can now to free up capacity at our testing sites across South Australia and make them available for people who have symptoms,” he said. “We don't want somebody to leave the line if they have symptoms – that is problematic. But I think we’ll see those lines massively reduce.”
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