Visitors set for are turn

Quarantine rules to ease

PREMIER Peter Gut we in says he is confident the time is right for Tasmania’s border to finally open to other Australian jurisdictions considered low-risk for importing corona virus.

From Monday, travellers from Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory will no longer have to quarantine for 14 days on arrival in Tasmania.

Travellers from New Zealand will also be able to enter Tasmania without quarantining, with that destination also conside red low-risk.

The border will remain closed to Victoria and New South Wales, which are considered high and medium risk respectively, but opening the border to NSW could happen as soon as November2.

Overseas countries and cruise ships remain high-risk.

Tasmania’ s border has been closed since March with several dates for reopening announced and revised in recent months.

But Mr Gut we in said he had been guided by Public Health advice and that it had been “spoton”.

Mr Gutwein said the state’s hospitals and aged care settings were well prepared for there opening of borders, while tracking and tracing capabilities were adequate.

He said travellers would face a rigorous screening process at the border, including a health and temperature check.

Those with symptoms will be tested and directed to isolate until they get the result.

A new traveller registration system called “Tas e-Travel” has launched for those coming from low-risk areas. Travellers from medium and high-risk places are still required to seek aG2Gpass.

Public Health director MarkVeitchs aid there had not been a corona virus case transmitted in the community in the past 28 days in the jurisdictions Tasmania was opening to.

Dr Veitch said Tasmanians should feel comfortable to interact in a COVID-safe way with interstate visitors.

The Premier also announced that from Monday, Tasmania would no longer be subject toast ate of emergency, but a Public Health emergency would remain in place.

Mr Gutwein said if the COVID-19 situation changed, he would not hesitate to change the state’s border arrangements.

DrVeitchs aid the state’ s internal restrictions would continually be monitored, including dancing, drinking in venues while standing up, and household gathering limits.