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State and territory governments across Australia have tightened their border restrictions with Victoria after potential community infection sites of Covid-19 were recorded in Melbourne.
Victoria plunged into a five day lockdown from 11.59pm on Friday in response to an outbreak at Melbourne Airport’s Holiday Inn, which has grown to 14 cases.
Victorians are only allowed to leave home to shop for food and essential items, provide or receive care, exercise and to work or study if they can’t from home.
Now every state and territory has implemented tough border controls for travellers returning from Victoria.
Here’s a state-by-state breakdown:
States and territory governments are implementing hard border closures following Victoria’s potential Covid-19 community infection sites (pictured: Passengers from Brisbane arrive at Perth airport as Western Australia introduces their new border restrictions)
Victoria plunged into a five day lockdown from 11.59pm on Friday in response to an outbreak at Melbourne Airport’s Holiday Inn, which has grown to 14 cases (pictured: passengers are met by health officials and police officers as they arrive at Ballina airport)
New South Wales
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has ruled out shutting the border to Victoria, but will instead copy the state’s five-day lock down for residents.
The strict five-day lockdown will be implemented to travellers who have been anywhere in Victoria at any time since January 29.
Anyone arriving in NSW from Victoria on or after 11.59 on Friday night must remain at their home or place of residence for a five-day period, announced by the Victorian Government.
Victoria is on a strict five day lockdown following 13 new recorded Covid-19 cases (pictured: passengers wear facemasks as they disembark a flight that departed from Melbourne)
Any New South Wles reisdent who attempts top cross the Victorian border will be required to complete a claration form (pictured: passengers wear facemasks as they disembark a flight that departed from Melbourne)
The new Order will require that anyone in NSW who has been in Victoria at any time on or after Friday 29 January 2021 remains at their home or place of residence for the five-day period announced by the Victorian Government.
Individuals are required to follow the same rules as Victoria, meaning they cannot leave home expect for exercise, work, shopping for essentials, and providing medical assistance.
The new rules only apply to New South Wales residents living on the Victorian border if they visited Greater Melbourne after 11.59pm on Friday night.
Any individual attempting to cross the Victorian border will be required to complete a declaration form.
Flights have been cancelled at Melbourne Airport as the state enters a strict five day lockdown (pictured)
The Melbourne International Airport is left empty as the state enters a ‘short, sharp circuit-breaker’ lockdown for five days (pictured)
Queensland
The Sunshine state closed its borders to 36 local government areas in Greater Victoria for two weeks from Friday night.
The border closure comes into effect at 1am on Saturday.
Health authorities are trying to contact travellers who passed through Terminal 4 at Brisbane Airport on January 9.
Travellers will be required to self-isolate for two weeks and test for the virus.
A strict five-day lockdown will be implemented to New South Wales residents who have been anywhere in Victoria at any time since January 29 (pictured, Police question a motorist at the Queensland/ New South Wales border)
Queensland has closed its borders to 36 local government areas in Greater Victoria for two weeks from Friday night (pictured: The Tullamarine freeway in Melbourne is left deserted as the state enters a five day lockdown)
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory has banned all Victorian travellers from entering the state from 10.45am on Friday.
The whole of Greater Melbourne has been declared a hotspot, resulting in travellers entering the state required to undergo mandatory 14-day quarantine at Howard Springs.
Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport has been included, meaning anyone who has transited via Melbourne will have to undergo mandatory quarantine
Northern Territory has declared all of Greater Melbourne a hotspot and has banned all Victorian travellers from entering from 10.45am on Friday (pictured: Passengers check into their flight at the Perth Domestic airport)
Travellers who enter the ACT after the deadline will have to self-isolate for 14 days (pictured: passangers wear facemasks as they disembark from a flight which departed from Melbourne)
Western Australia
Premier Mark McGowan has implemented a hard border closure with Victoria for 72 hours.
The border closure began at 6pm AWST (9pm AEDT) on Friday night.
Only exempt travellers are allowed into Western Australia and compassionate reasons are available for returning residents.
Those exempt will avoid hotel quarantine but will undergo 14 days of self isolation and take a Covid-19 test.
Western Australia has implemented a hard 72 hour border closure with Victoria from 6pm AWST time on Friday night (pictured: essential workers walk towards Flingers St Station on the first day of Victoria’s five day lockdown)
Australian Capital Territory
The ACT launched tighter border restrictions from 11.59pm on Friday night.
Travellers who enter the ACT after the deadline will have to self-isolate for 14 days.
Anyone who entered the state before the deadline is free to travel around.
The Australian Capital Territory has launched toghter border restrictions with Victoria on 11.5pm on Friday, forcing anyone who arrives after deadline to self-isolate for 14 days (pictured: Melbourne domestic airport check-in terminals empty following five day lock down)
Passnegers arriving from Sydney leave Melbourne airport on Saturday (pictured) as Victoria eneters a strick five day lockdown after 14 Covid-19 cases were recorded
South Australia
The border to Greater Melbourne closed on Wednesday, but travellers are now banned from transiting through Melbourne as of Friday evening.
Victorians living 70km of the Victoria/South Australia border are only allowed to enter the state for essential reasons, including – shopping for necessary goods, provide care, employment and education.
Residents are allowed to return but will undergo a 14 day isolation period.
Close contacts of travellers to Victoria are required to isolate until they receive a negative Covid-19 test.
Anyone who travelled to a Victorian hotspot are required to quarantine for 14 days.
South Australia already closed their borders to Victoria on Wednesday, but now banning people who transit through Melbourne from entering as of Friday evening (pictured: person going for a walk on the first day of Victoria’s five day lockdown)
Tasmania
The whole of Victoria has been considered ‘high risk’ from Friday midnight.
Anyone attempting to enter Tasmania from Victoria will be denied entry unless they have prior appproval from the State controller.
All travellers from Victoria to Tasmania will have to self-isolate for 14 days, at their home or in hotel quarantine.
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