Three new cases from hotel quarantine, zero local transmissions

South Australia has recorded three new COVID-19 cases – all from international travellers in hotel quarantine.

South Australian Chief Public Health Officer Dr Nicola Spurrier speaks to the media in Adelaide. Picture: AAP Image/David Mariuz

SA Health has revealed three COVID-19 cases have been identified in SA in the last 24 hours, all international travellers in quarantine.

Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier made the announcement this morning, while revealing strict bubble protocols for the Adelaide International Tennis Tournament beginning tomorrow.

Interstate outbreak measures continued to develop overnight.

Queensland recorded no new cases this morning. Victoria recorded zero new locally acquired cases of coronavirus despite 28,00 people tested in the past 24 hours.

The Prime Minister welcomed Queensland’s decision to place Brisbane under a three-day lockdown after a case of the UK strain was confirmed in the city.

A family-of-four in NSW hotel quarantine have tested positive to the worrying South African mutation of COVID-19, NSW Health has revealed.

Victoria has joined the WA government in closing its border to travellers from the Greater Brisbane area.

Anyone who has been there on or after January 2 cannot enter Victoria without an exemption, the Department of Health and Human services announced just before midnight on Friday.

The new Greater Brisbane “red zone” included the Brisbane City Council, Redland City Council, Ipswich City Council, Moreton Bay Regional Council and Logan City Council areas.

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