South Australia has dodged a lockdown, but will have harsher COVID rules imposed after multiple COVID-19 cases were recorded.
On Wednesday, the state recorded five new local cases, which are all linked to a mine outbreak in the Northern Territory.
Premier Steven Marshall said the state had to remain vigilant and as he confirmed changes to restrictions.
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Home gatherings will be reduced to a maximum of 10 people and masks are required when outdoors in public.
If people cannot socially distance at work and are able to work from home, they are being asked to do so for “the foreseeable future”.
“South Australia is not going into a lockdown and I think people will be extraordinarily relieved,” Marshall said.
“We are very relieved this person and their family have been at home since Saturday,”
Existing restrictions
SA already had some restrictions in place before recording the new local cases.
These included mandatory masks in high-risk indoor settings, limits on private gatherings and new density arrangements in cafes, pubs and restaurants.
Earlier on Wednesday, NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner announced Alice Springs will enter a snap lockdown, despite no new cases being recorded.
Officials say they are taking “extreme precautionary measures” after a miner who visited the town’s airport tested positive for COVID-19 in Adelaide.
Gunner explained that on Friday June 25 a worker from the Tanami mine site at the centre of a Delta strain outbreak visited Alice Springs airport.
He was at the airport between 9am and 3.50pm, before he flew back to Adelaide.
On Saturday June 26, he got a COVID test that returned a negative result.
However, he later developed symptoms and has since tested positive. Four of his five household contacts have now also tested positive.