COVID-19 pandemic in South Australia
[2] On 22 March, a "major emergency" was declared, giving the police power to enforce self-isolation rules.
People arriving in the state were required to sign a declaration that they would self-isolate for 14 days and provide an address to the police, with penalties for failure to comply.
[3][4] On 27 March, a direction was made under the Emergency Management Act 2004[5] to prohibit gatherings of more than 10 people, and a limit of 1 person per four square metres.
[7] On 8 November the SA government announced that in the state budget it would double its coronavirus economic stimulus package to AU$4 billion.
[8] On 16 November, "a number of significant restrictions" were reintroduced after an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern suburbs of Adelaide.
[10] On 21 November, Premier Steven Marshall announced that the state's "circuit breaker" restrictions would be ending three days earlier on 21 November after authorities discovered that one of the positive cases at the Woodville Pizza Bar coronavirus hotspot in the western Adelaide suburb of Woodville had misled contact tracers by concealing the fact that he worked at the shop.
[15] In mid-June, sniffer dogs were deployed on a trial basis at Adelaide Airport to detect people with COVID-19 infections.
[16] Due to a growing cluster in Bondi, Sydney, on 23 June South Australia "immediately" reinstated a hard border with NSW.
[17][18] On 28 June, from midnight, SA pre-emptively re-introduced a number of restrictions for at least 7 days:[19] On 11 July, a 72-year-old woman with thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) died in Royal Adelaide Hospital.
[20] On 19 July, from midnight "level 4" restrictions were introduced after a traveller from overseas (via quarantine and hospital in Sydney) and two close contacts all tested positive.
[citation needed] On 23 November, after the state hit 80% vaccination coverage for 16 and older, it opened its borders to the rest of the country, including New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT.
[citation needed] On 1 December, the state recorded its first two cases of community transmission since the borders opened, two men aged in their 50s.
The next day on 2 December, it recorded another 18 new cases, 16 linked to a high school reunion in Norwood, Adelaide.
[citation needed] On 10 December, the Omicron variant was detected in two interstate travellers that came to South Australia.
As a result, there were changes to the rules; travellers coming to SA from New South Wales and Victoria were now required to be tested on day 6 as well as on arrival.
[30] Also on 26 December, after a week of exponentially rising case numbers, with over 80 percent believed to be caused by the Omicron variant, the government reintroduced certain restrictions.
[31] On 30 December the death of a COVID-19 child under 2-years-old was reported, the sixth person with COVID to die in SA.
