South Australia will close its Victorian border to all but SA residents, with the police now in talks with the Australian Defence Force to help barricade some roads into the state.
South Australia will close its Victorian border to all but SA residents, with police considering calling in the Australian Defence Force to help barricade roads into the state to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
"There are about 45 unsealed roads and 20 sealed roads in South Australia [along the Victorian border].Commissioner Stevens said essential travellers would continue to be allowed to cross the border with approval, but they will have to quarantine when not undertaking essential tasks, and wear protective equipment when interacting with others.
Police are currently assessing which access points can be physically closed and which could host new checkpoints. Commissioner Stevens said the state's transition committee had concerns about crowd behaviour inside and outside of nightclubs in the Adelaide CBD at the weekend.The commissioner said nightclubs will now be restricted from trading until they had an approved COVID-19 management plan.
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