“We’ve had very good news out of New Zealand over recent days. There has been no community transmission beyond those first three cases, all of which were most likely affected within the hotel quarantine system. He will have more details, final advice of the Australian government, and that will be announced this afternoon.“So that processes and completed yet, but we will have guidance and updates this afternoon. That process isn’t completed.”Mr Hunt said Australia was on track to get vaccines from suppliers in late February despite supply chain issues across Europe.An additional thousand health services had signed up to administer the vaccine, he said. “What we’re doing is making sure there is appropriate remuneration and significantly we are able to increase our guidance on the likely number of points of presence in Australia,” he said.“We had been conservative in indicating 1000. I am now able to indicate today it’ll be 2000, we’ve had much greater uptake from the practitioner community.”Mr Hunt said the European Union’s supply chain issues would not affect Australia. “Our advice is that our vaccine supply and guidance remains on track,” he said. “The guidance from the EU is provisional and preliminary at this stage, so I will remain cautious, but that guidance is that the EU regulatory steps are not aimed at Australia, and not expected to affect Australia.
When will I be able to get the vaccine?
“There will be lots of ups and downs around the world. Global supply charges, there will be issues in the coming months, inevitably.“But we have developed a strategy for all circumstances and I think that is extremely important comfort for Australians. We will just keep going and our goal is very clear … we aim to have the country vaccinated before the end of October.”STATES RELAX BORDER RESTRICTIONSSouth Australia has lifted its COVID-19 restrictions for travellers from the Sydney region.The change follows New South Wales reaching two weeks without a locally transmitted case of the virus. Western Australia is also relaxing its restrictions, with the state reopening to Queensland travellers from Monday and Victorian travellers from Friday. Victoria has recorded its 25th day in a row of no new coronavirus cases, as health authorities investigate an indeterminate test result.
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Authorities have detected evidence of virus fragments at six different locations, including the Cowes on Phillip Island, and Castlemaine in the state’s northwest.Fragments have also recently been found in wastewater in the Melbourne suburb of Pakenham, rural Gisborne, Hamilton in the state’s southwest and the South Gippsland town of Leongatha.The health department is urging residents and visitors to these locations to get tested if they have even mild symptoms.
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NSWThere are no restrictions around travelling to or from regional or rural NSW, or other areas of NSW.However, NSW Health currently recommends practising COVID safe behaviours such as physical distancing and hand hygiene when travelling within NSW, especially between Greater Sydney and regional and rural areas.There are no permits required for people entering NSW from interstate.
SOUTH AUSTRALIASydneysiders are allowed to travel into South Australia.But visitors will need to be tested on day one, five and 12 of their stay and must isolate until they receive a negative result from their first swab.Travellers from outside of the Greater Sydney area will have no restrictions and do not need to be tested. Travellers from other states and territories can enter without restriction but must complete a Cross Border Travel Registration.VICTORIAPeople from anywhere in Australia entering Victoria must apply for a permit to enter the state.Victoria has also reopened its border to the majority of NSW.However, those from the Cumberland LGA will need to apply for an “orange zone” permit, meaning travellers from the area will need to take a COVID-19 test within 72 hours after arriving in Victoria and isolate both before and after the test.
NORTHERN TERRITORYAll arrivals to the Northern Territory (NT) must fill in a Border Entry Form and complete 14 days of mandatory supervised quarantine at their own expense, if they have recently been in an active declared COVID-19 hot spot. This includes children returning from a hotspot.
QUEENSLANDFrom Monday, February 1, anyone who has been in any part of New South Wales will be able to enter Queensland, by any means of travel, without having to quarantine or having to complete a border passPeople from other parts of Australia can travel to Queensland freely.
WESTERN AUSTRALIATravellers from Queensland and Victoria are able to enter WA without self-quarantine but subject to strict conditions from the following dates: Queensland 12.01am, February 1 and Victoria 12.01am, February 5. TASMANIATasmania has fully reopened its border with NSW.People from others states and territories can travel to Tasmania without restriction.AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORYPeople from anywhere in Australia can travel to the ACT without restriction.
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