Australian state border restrictions

[jb747]

Perhaps test results should not be provided if they are negative....

 

[Milboo]

Test result timing varies. I got mine in 26 hours after testing at 4pm Tuesday.

 

[moa999]

In Sydney in my local FB group, some people who got tested on Tuesday morning still havent got results (over 72hrs)

 

[coyote25]

McGowan hinted the possibility of changes to that approach on Friday, saying the 5 February border change may be “redundant” if the state saw significant spread of the virus.

“It may well come forward because if we have community spread of the virus … it may well be that February 5 becomes redundant,” he said.

Omicron surge hits former ‘Covid-zero’ states, as NSW sees hopeful trends in serious infections

South Australia now has more cases per capita than Victoria, while Queensland has warned citizens to ‘get ready for Covid’

www.theguardian.com

 

[Must...Fly!]

McGowan hinted the possibility of changes to that approach on Friday, saying the 5 February border change may be “redundant” if the state saw significant spread of the virus.

“It may well come forward because if we have community spread of the virus … it may well be that February 5 becomes redundant,” he said.

Omicron surge hits former ‘Covid-zero’ states, as NSW sees hopeful trends in serious infections

South Australia now has more cases per capita than Victoria, while Queensland has warned citizens to ‘get ready for Covid’

www.theguardian.com

I saw that and wondered if mid Jan was a possibility to book some flights. But none scheduled anyway. Sad really.

 

[OZDUCK]

McGowan hinted the possibility of changes to that approach on Friday, saying the 5 February border change may be “redundant” if the state saw significant spread of the virus.

“It may well come forward because if we have community spread of the virus … it may well be that February 5 becomes redundant,” he said.

Omicron surge hits former ‘Covid-zero’ states, as NSW sees hopeful trends in serious infections

South Australia now has more cases per capita than Victoria, while Queensland has warned citizens to ‘get ready for Covid’

www.theguardian.com

Not that it really matters but this is nothing new. He has said the same previously - basically that if Covid becomes entrenched before the border restrictions were due to be lifted then there would be little point in maintaining a hard opening date.

 

[jase05]

Changes in SA

From 4.42pm on 24 December 2021:
Casual Contacts are no longer required to undertake a COVID-19 PCR test unless they begin developing any of the symptoms below, even if mild, as soon as symptoms appear:
fever (a temperature of 37.5˚C or higher) or chills
cough
loss of taste or smell
sore throat
tiredness (fatigue)
runny or blocked nose
shortness of breath (difficulty breathing)
nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea
headache
muscle or joint pain
loss of appetite
Vaccinated Close Contacts are no longer required to undertake a COVID-19 PCR test on the 13th day after exposure.
Unvaccinated Close Contacts are no longer required to undertake a COVID-19 PCR test on the 6th day after exposure.

 

[PineappleSkip]

QLD and SA go up to high risk for people travelling to WA. Gotta keep covid out...

Good to see they’ve locked the stable door.
Five COVID cases emerge in Perth outbreak.

cheers skip

 

[HS-TQE]

The irony is the original cases in WA in their new cluster were travellers from Queensland 'just before' WA 'slammed their borders shut' to them.

 

[N860CR]

If it wasn’t impacting so many lives, it would be laughable. McGowen (who two years ago was a premier who’s name nobody outside of WA would even know) is speaking as though he’s announcing the invasion of Saigon.

The covid-hysteria in Australia is reaching levels I don’t think anybody ever thought possible, but the public is still lapping it up.

 

[Tiki]

I was holding my breath in QLD when I saw the case announcements last couple days. But the new CHO is handling it well, he even seems to have calmed Anna down. No borders slamming shut! Very impressed!

 

[lakeman]

I was holding my breath in QLD when I saw the case announcements last couple days. But the new CHO is handling it well, he even seems to have calmed Anna down. No borders slamming shut! Very impressed!

I am safely across the border, so ,much relieved

 

[kyle]

Changes in SA

From 4.42pm on 24 December 2021:
Casual Contacts are no longer required to undertake a COVID-19 PCR test unless they begin developing any of the symptoms below, even if mild, as soon as symptoms appear:
fever (a temperature of 37.5˚C or higher) or chills
cough
loss of taste or smell
sore throat
tiredness (fatigue)
runny or blocked nose
shortness of breath (difficulty breathing)
nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea
headache
muscle or joint pain
loss of appetite
Vaccinated Close Contacts are no longer required to undertake a COVID-19 PCR test on the 13th day after exposure.
Unvaccinated Close Contacts are no longer required to undertake a COVID-19 PCR test on the 6th day after exposure.

As if people are going to get tested with some of those symptoms. I could get some of those from a late night, eating cheese, chilli, or drinking alcohol.

 

[PineappleSkip]

The covid-hysteria in Australia is reaching levels I don’t think anybody ever thought possible, but the public is still lapping it up.

Absolutely. Have a look a this stuff which Qld Health Minister was flogging big time today, with a straight face. Have a COVID preparedness plan and a COVID grab bag in case the omicrons attack. Nobody has ever told me to write up a plan about what to do if I have a heart attack, or a stroke. FFS.

I am safely across the border, so ,much relieved

Welcome, have a great time. You will find that the locals still regard fellow Australians as fellow Australians.

As if people are going to get tested with some of those symptoms. I could get some of those from a late night, eating cheese, chilli, or drinking alcohol.

Make sure you’ve packed your COVID grab bag before doing any of these things.

cheers skip

 

[N860CR]

Absolutely. Have a look a this stuff which Qld Health Minister was flogging big time today, with a straight face. Have a COVID preparedness plan and a COVID grab bag in case the omicrons attack. FFS.

Welcome, have a great time. You will find that the locals still regard fellow Australians as fellow Australians.

Make sure you’ve packed your COVID grab bag before doing any of these things.

cheers skip

Insane! The question now really has to be “when does it end?”. The vaccination rate isn’t getting any higher, so are we honestly going to continue to behave this way indefinitely?

 

[Scarlett]

Insane! The question now really has to be “when does it end?”. The vaccination rate isn’t getting any higher, so are we honestly going to continue to behave this way indefinitely?

‘When does it end?’

When the first state premier continuing the ‘covid cases bad’ insanity loses an election...

 

[sydneyboi]

‘When does it end?’

When the first state premier continuing the ‘covid cases bad’ insanity loses an election...

If Gladys was still in power Sydney would be shut down for sure now even at 94% DD...

 

[Lynda2475]

If Gladys was still in power Sydney would be shut down for sure now even at 94% DD...

Disagree

 

[pangwen]

After watching him stumble through that mess, I’m now 100% they will be forced to open domestically pre-Xmas. Watch this space and mark this post.

At current trajectory and looking at their back of a sizzler restaurant napkin ‘plan’, they should open just after New Years and what miss Christmas by a few days? Not going to happen….

Merry Christmas @jakeseven7 ! Had this post watched as requested…

Looks like this prediction was well off the mark, and it looks like they're in fact tightening borders for the holiday period.

 

[drron]

My niece who is symptomatic is now up to 70% post test and still no result.Yesterday received a ping saying she was a contact of a case in the shopping mall where she works. Her mother who was asymptomatic when tested now has worse symptoms than her.

When pointless testing for Interstate travel has delayed the identification of probable cases the time is well past due to stop the pointless travel tests.