Queensland police will reintroduce road checkpoints at the New South Wales (NSW) state border to help enforce the new declaration of greater Sydney as a COVID-19 hotspot. South Australia state imposed a 14-day quarantine for Sydney arrivals on Sunday and banned travellers from affected suburbs. Travellers from elsewhere in NSW, where Sydney is the state capital, will require documents showing they are not coming from the affected Sydney suburbs if they wish to cross state borders. She also urged people in the greater Sydney area to wear masks in public, although it was not mandatory. The Sydney outbreak and border restrictions have thrown Christmas holiday travel plans into chaos.

Source: bd News24 December 20, 2020 08:37 UTC