Ms Palaszczuk said travel restrictions to Greater Melbourne remained in place for another seven days even though Victoria had eased restrictions and was allowing crowds to return to AFL matches and increasing attendances for weddings, funerals and religious gatherings.“In line with other jurisdictions, we will maintain restrictions on travel from Greater Melbourne for another seven days, and we strongly advise those planning travel to Greater Sydney to reconsider,” Ms Palaszczuk tweeted on Thursday.Her warning against travel to Greater Sydney comes as other state and territory leaders adopt a more cautious approach after two positive cases were detected.NSW recorded two new cases on Wednesday, causing serious concern there may be more positive tests to come after one of those who tested positive visited major retail stores and a cinema.The first positive case visited several venues between June 11-15, including Myer and David Jones at Bondi Junction Westfield, and also caught a movie at Event Cinemas.While the rest of the country adopts a wait-and-see approach, Tasmania has not only conditionally closed its border but called on anyone who has visited a site since June 11 to isolate and get tested.“Anyone who is planning on travelling to Tasmania who has been to any of these high-risk premises at the specified dates and times will not be permitted to enter the state,” Tasmania’s director of public healths Mark Veitch said.Queensland chief health officer Jeannette Young was taking no chances and directed anyone who had been to an exposure site to “automatically” quarantine.“It’s important that anyone who has been to these venues in Sydney follow the advice of NSW Health and not travel,” Dr Young said.“If you have been to any of these sites and are already in Queensland, you must immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine.”Western Australia’s chief health officer Andrew Robertson introduced mandatory quarantine for 14 days from the date of exposure and a test on the 11th day after exposure. “Any risk to WA remains very low but, again, the situation highlights the importance of remaining vigilant to prevent any spread of the virus or community transmission in this state,” he said.The ACT also has a 14-day quarantine direction, while South Australia also requires self-isolation.Victoria, which recorded zero new cases on Thursday, has yet to respond to the two new cases in Sydney.
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