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SA Covid updates: What we know so far after family of five tests positive to Covid-19

A South Australian miner and four of his family members have tested positive to Covid-19 after he returned from the NT. However, SA is not going into lockdown and there are no new cases so far.

South Australia tightens restrictions after recording five COVID cases

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On Wednesday, it was revealed that a man and four of his family members had tested positive after he returned to Adelaide from a Northern Territory mine, but South Australia is not going into lockdown. 

For Thursday's unlocked live coverage of the Covid situation in SA, go here.

KEY POINTS:

  • No new Covid cases on Thursday morning
  • The infected miner and his family were isolating and have not been active in the community
  • SA Health authorities have been retesting all 29 miners who returned to SA from the Northern Territory mine
  • Adelaide Airport has been declared a Covid exposure site - anyone who was at the airport terminal on Friday, 25 June between 5.40pm and 6.30pm is  asked to self-isolate for 14 days, get tested and notify SA Health
  • Everybody on Virgin Flight VA1742, which landed in Adelaide on Friday June 25, asked to quarantine and get tested
  • Home gatherings in SA now capped at 10 for metropolitan Adelaide, the Fleurieu Peninsula, Mt Barker, the Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley
  • Masks strongly recommended in public and indoor gatherings, as is working from  home for those areas
  • Home gatherings are capped at 150 for the rest of the state
  • The man stopped for takeaway on his way home from the airport on Friday but the shop has not been named
  • As both South Australian clubs make a mad dash to Victoria, the AFL has revealed its plan of attack for the Crows-Lions match
  • Alice Springs into 72-hour lockdown from 1pm after the man spent time at the airport
  • The man tested negative in Adelaide on his arrival home but later developed symptoms while isolating
  • Prof Spurrier says the initial negative test but this was possibly a false negative
  • His wife and three of his four children have now tested positive
  • The miners and their families have been in isolation since news of the outbreak was made available, and all have tested negative
  • Premier pleads with people not to panic buy

Authorities in SA enforced a raft of new restrictions from Tuesday - for the latest restrictions go here.

The SA borders are currently closed to all states except Tasmania and Victoria.

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