State by state: Border restrictions around Australia following Sydney's Northern Beaches outbreak

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As the coronavirus cluster on Sydney's Northern Beaches grows, several states updated their border rules overnight to try to avoid yet another wave of COVID19 cases in the lead-up to Christmas. 9News

Sydney's Northern Beaches lockdown explainer: The four reasons residents will be allowed to leave homeIt is due to end at midnight on Wednesday, but that date could change if the situation worsens.where visitors risked exposure, with NSW Health demanding people either watch for symptoms, stay home until they receive a negative test, or self-isolate for two weeks regardless of their test result.

Arrivals from NSW without a legitimate exemption could now well be turned back at the border or the airport, Mr McGowan said.Those who arrived before midnight will be quarantined for 14 days. Anybody who has been in NSW since December 11 and has not since stayed 14 days in a low-risk or very-low-risk jurisdiction will also be barred from the state.Exemptions are available for government officials, Commonwealth MPs, active military personnel, and people carrying out crucial transport.

Any people entering Victoria in coming days, or who have already entered Victoria and who have visited the Central Coast since December 19, must now get tested and isolate immediately until they receive a negative result. As of 1am, anybody looking to cross into Queensland from New South Wales now has to fill out a border pass declaration.People travelling from the Central Coast and Greater Sydney areas will be asked to take a test on arrival, then to quarantine until they return a negative result.

Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)

 

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Why aren't the English speaking communities in the Northern Beaches in lockdown yet with police guards as with the non-English speaking communities in Melboune? Why?

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