Australian state border restrictions

[Lynda2475]

The bigger risk with travel to SA is their definition of close contact where being somewhere for 15 mins that an unmasked positive attends can see you end up in a medi hotel quarantine.

SA is not following the definition tabled at national cabinet.

 

[jase05]

The bigger risk with travel to SA is their definition of close contact where being somewhere for 15 mins that an unmasked positive attends can see you end up in a medi hotel quarantine.

SA is not following the definition tabled at national cabinet.

Mainly a honesty system now and from what I see/hear the only real close contacts isolating are family members of same household.

 

[Lynda2475]

Mainly a honesty system now and from what I see/hear the only real close contacts isolating are family members of same household.

Easier if your a local, but as a visitor if you get caught up you dont have a suitable place they are still shipping you off to Toms Court or similar. Im wanting a weekend in ADL but wont be going til they change the crazy 15 min rule.

 

[jase05]

Easier if your a local, but as a visitor if you get caught up you dont have a suitable place they are still shipping you off to Toms Court or similar. Im wanting a weekend in ADL but wont be going til they change the crazy 15 min rule.

True but no chance of getting caught up if you don’t use QR to check in line everyone else.
Masks are still worn pretty much everywhere so it would only be if you were unlucky enough to be in a restaurant right next to a person who is positive and even then if you haven’t checked in they can’t track you

 

[antycbr]

True but no chance of getting caught up if you don’t use QR to check in line everyone else.
Masks are still worn pretty much everywhere so it would only be if you were unlucky enough to be in a restaurant right next to a person who is positive and even then if you haven’t checked in they can’t track you

Make a run for the border/airport if they do!

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

SA definition of close contact

Who is a close contact?​

In South Australia a ‘close contact’ is defined as:

• a household member or intimate partner of a COVID-19 case during their infectious period
• someone who has had close personal interaction with a COVID-19 case during their infectious period:
  • for 15 minutes or more and
  • where masks are not worn and
  • in close physical proximity and
  • in an indoor setting
• someone who has been notified by SA Health that they are a close contact
• someone who has been to an exposure site during the exposure period for that site.

COVID-19 cases are considered infectious two days before their symptoms started or if they didn’t have any noticeable symptoms, they are considered infectious two days before they had their positive COVID-19 test taken. The infectious period ends 10 days after they had their positive test taken.

Most close contacts will receive an SMS from SA Health. However, if you know you are a close contact, please do not wait for the SMS – get tested and quarantine immediately.

 

[love_the_life]

Easier if your a local, but as a visitor if you get caught up you dont have a suitable place they are still shipping you off to Toms Court or similar. Im wanting a weekend in ADL but wont be going til they change the crazy 15 min rule.

Friend is at the Pullman (though he has COVID) - said it's pretty good. He said he had the choice of that or Tom's Court.

 

[VPS]

Friend is at the Pullman (though he has COVID) - said it's pretty good. He said he had the choice of that or Tom's Court.

boy I know what I would have chosen - definitely the Pullman

 

[WWWMMM]

From SA website:

From 12.01 am 1 January 2022, travellers entering South Australia are no longer required to complete an EntryCheck SA application.

Thank you for the info.

 

[nutwood]

I would ask a different question: do I really need to travel to NTL?

In the nicest possible way, do you think I would be paying for a return flight if I didn't need to travel there?

 

[Pushka]

boy I know what I would have chosen - definitely the Pullman

They are balconies at Toms though.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

With symptoms sometimes appearing a couple days later (and a day to take test) and isolation being marked from the point of last exposure, it can sometimes be a short 4 day isolation at your preferred SA government-sponsored hotel

 

[jakeseven7]

I can't even keep up with SA and the hairdresser, so are people still being locked up in hotels for being close contacts? Or is it just confirmed cases that have no where to isolate?

Have a trip rapidly approaching and I won't be checking in anywhere that's for sure.

 

[VPS]

I can't even keep up with SA and the hairdresser, so are people still being locked up in hotels for being close contacts? Or is it just confirmed cases that have no where to isolate?

Have a trip rapidly approaching and I won't be checking in anywhere that's for sure.

confirmed cases that have nowhere to isolate - they wouldn't have enough rooms for all the positive cases in SA now

 

[jase05]

confirmed cases that have nowhere to isolate - they wouldn't have enough rooms for all the positive cases in SA now

And from what I’ve heard hotel capacity is quite low so not many being sent there currently

 

[jakeseven7]

confirmed cases that have nowhere to isolate

Thanks for confirmng. Easily avoided then

Great!

 

[Pushka]

confirmed cases that have nowhere to isolate - they wouldn't have enough rooms for all the positive cases in SA now

So son tested positive on Saturday morning with RAT and had an earlier PCR. RAT showed two very red lines. He knew to isolate from waking up. Still no PCR result so no contact from SA Health. I did read they expected people to start the official isolate from the date of the result. Yeah. Nah.

 

[love_the_life]

They are balconies at Toms though.

Though my friend says he has a balcony at the Pullman too.

 

[Pushka]

Though my friend says he has a balcony at the Pullman too.

With fewer people now there may actually be a choice! A good thing.

 

[jase05]

Though my friend says he has a balcony at the Pullman too.

Originally they were mainly for families but being that the place is pretty empty now it’s good to be able to get one