Obviously we are extraordinarily concerned about the developing situation in Queensland.
We are concerned about what’s happening in Queensland. This morning I received a message from the premier of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk, suggesting that South Australia move into a hotspot arrangement with greater Brisbane. That is precisely what we will do and I now announce the changes that we will take herein South Australia effective from 4pm this afternoon.
First of all can I say that any person who has come into South Australia from the greater Brisbane area, and that includes Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands and Logan, they need to basically – if anybody has come in from 20 March, they need to go and get themselves tested and remain isolated until that test result comes back.
Anybody that has come in from the greater Brisbane area, Morton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands or Logan from 20 March must go and get themselves tested immediately and they must remain isolated until that negative result comes back. As of 4pm this afternoon, we will be putting new restrictions in place with regards to Queensland.
We are not happy to do this, in fact, we know that this is going to be a huge inconvenience to people, especially in the lead-up to this Easter period. But it’s quite clear to us now that there are cases in the greater Brisbane area that have come into contact with the community there.”
