Coronavirus SA: What the restrictions are in state’s COVID-19 lockdown

Wide-ranging restrictions affecting “virtually every” South Australian have been announced as the state battles a COVID-19 outbreak.

South Australian authorities have announced a “series of wide-ranging restrictions” to get on top of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Premier Steven Marshall on Wednesday afternoon said as of midnight, there will be a six-day “pause” designed to reduce mobility in the community.

“We are going hard and we are going early,” he said.

He described it as the “circuit breaker” to “stay ahead” of the coronavirus.

“There is no second chance to stop a second wave,” Mr Marshall said.

SA chief public health officer Professor Nicola Spurrier said “it really is extreme” but applies to everybody across the state.

“We need to stay at home as much as possible,” she said.

The Parafield cluster began with a worker at Peppers Warmouth which is being used as a medi-hotel in Adelaide’s CBD.

Police Commissioner Grant Stevens described them as “significant impositions” and “quite comprehensive”, impacting “virtually every member of the community”.

He said a further eight days of other restrictions “which will not be as significant” will follow.

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CLOSED OR SHUT DOWN EFFECTIVE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

• All schools except for children of essential workers and vulnerable children

• Takeaway food services

• Shops (excluding essential food services)

• Universities and tertiary education facilities

• Pubs, cafes, coffee shops and food courts

• Elective surgery except for urgent operations and cancer treatment

• Real estate open inspections and auctions

• Outdoor sport and fitness not permitted - you cannot leave your home to exercise

• FIFO (fly in, fly out) work

• Aged care and disability residential care will be in lockdown

• Construction industry

• Holiday homes and other holiday accommodation with no further bookings

• Weddings and funerals cancelled and banned

• Regional travel is not approved. “If you are in a location at the commencement of these restrictions, you will be required to stay there,” Commissioner Stevens said.

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There is a six-day pause in South Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

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REMAINING OPEN, CONSIDERED ‘ESSENTIAL’

• Critical infrastructure including water, power and telecommunications

• Supermarkets for essential food

• Bottle shops

• Medical including mental health, supplies, access to services

• Public transport

• Airport and essential freight

• Petrol stations

• Post officers and financial (banking) institutions

• Childcare and schools for families of essential workers only

• Minimum operations of government including local government

• Veterinary surgeons

• Essential agriculture services

• Factories open for essential machinery upkeep and production of essential products only

• Mining and smelting for continuity and/or to prevent damage

REASONS TO LEAVE HOME

The police commissioner said people will be “restricted from going out of their house for a six-day period”, starting at 12.01am on Thursday, November 19.

The government states people will only be able to leave the house for the following reasons:

• To go to work as an emergency services worker or a worker providing essential services

• For agricultural work

• To receive medical care including seeking COVID-19 testing

• To obtain medical supplies

• One person from the household once a day to attend supermarkets to get essential supplies

• Organised end of life visits

• In an emergency situation

Masks will be required in all areas outside the home however authorities are allowing time for people to obtain supplies.

The final list of restrictions and what will be allowed to operate will be updated later on Wednesday.

As you are probably now aware SA will be implementing a circuit breaker from 12:01am Thurs 19 Nov 2020 for the next 6 days aiming to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our state. Official Directions will be published at a later date. View more here: https://t.co/RtQm8ygdzw pic.twitter.com/eD4F6uw6oz

— South Australia Police (@SAPoliceNews) November 18, 2020