Hundreds of quarantine breaches reported
South Australia’s efforts to stop a second COVID-19 wave are being hampered by dozens of people breaking isolation rules every week.
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Truck driver smuggler ‘breached community trust’
A truck driver who smuggled a woman across the Victoria-SA border breached the community trust in essential workers, a court has heard.
How the five Thebarton cases are linked
One man from Blair Athol returning from Victoria has put dozens of people in quarantine or isolation and has the entire state on edge, by socialising while self-isolating. Here’s how.
Spurrier says ‘stay calm’ as 1100 isolated, 70 quarantined after new case
SA’s chief public health officer has implored people to “stay calm” while authorities leave no “stone unturned” in their investigation of people linked to a fifth coronavirus case and Thebarton Senior College. Some 70 students are in hotel quarantine and a further 1100 people, including teachers, have been ordered to self-isolate.
Woman arrested for lying about negative COVID test
A woman who touched down in Adelaide from Sydney has been arrested for allegedly lying about returning a negative COVID-19 test. Police say there was no record of her taking any test.
Cache of jewellery allegedly stolen from aged-care home
A woman’s been arrested after jewellery was allegedly found in her home – police believe it was stolen from a Victor Harbor aged-care home, and are trying to find the owners.
Man charged with indecent behaviour after teen girls stalked
Police have made an arrest over disturbing incidents in Kingswood, in which a man acted indecently towards teenage girls on a busy road.
Frontline dog gives officers a lick of Morale
Everyone needs a little more morale right now – for these officers watching over the border, it came in the form of a sick farmer’s dog, and now they’ve adopted him until his owner is better.
Government to fast-track urgent help for disability sector
Annie Smith died in “degrading” circumstances – now recommendations by a taskforce set up after her death hope to stop it ever happening again.
Man charged with breaching COVID rules eight times
A Wingfield man is charged with flouting coronavirus restrictions at least eight times, including sneaking into SA despite being refused entry at the Victorian border. Meanwhile, five other “covidiots” have faced court.
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