South Australia will take a step forward on Monday, on the road back to life without COVID-19 restrictions.
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Premier Steven Marshall has announced the state will embrace stage one of the national three-step plan to get Australia back on the road to recovery in a COVID-safe way.
Mr Marshall said different states and territories would move at different rates through the plan.
"Today we will be releasing the road map ... stage one in South Australia will begin on Monday," Mr Marshall said.
He said releasing the road map would allow people to start planning for stage 2 and 3 of the plan which will give them time to allow for any modifications to business, education etc.
Travel to regional areas within the state, including caravanning and camping, is now being encouraged as long as current rules on restrictions are observed.
Other restrictions which will be eased on Monday will include:
- Restaurants/Cafes - outdoor dining of up to 10 people with social distancing rules apply.
- Community centres/RSL - no food or bar facilities but will allow up to 10 people to gather for fellowship
- Auctions/Open inspections - Allow up to 10 people to attend with social distancing rules
- Libraries - Allow up to 10 people to attend with social distancing rules
- Sports - non-contact training for groups of up to 10 people with social distancing rules
- Funerals - Up to 20 people allowed indoors or 30 people outdoors for a funeral with social distancing rules
- Weddings/Worship - Up to 10 people to attend with social distancing rules
- Pools - Limit of 10 people who are taking part in lap swimming
SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said it was up to South Australians to continue to do the right thing if they wanted to continue to move forward with Stage 2 of the lifting of restrictions.
"If people want this level of ease they need to continue following the rules," he said.
Mr Steven said people could visit the SA Health website to discover the facts on how to proceed with stage one ease of restrictions.
HEALTH REPORT
SA chief public health officer Dr Nicola Spurrier said South Australia had no new case as of Friday afternoon, May 8.
The state tally stands at 439 with two active cases with a 432 people (99.5 per cent) having recovered from the virus with a death toll of four.
Two people remain in hospital recovering from the effects of COVID-19, however they are no longer infectious.
There have been 66,678 tests conducted across the state.
She is asking any person who is feeling sick or ill with fever or chills (in the absence of an alternative illness that explains these symptoms); an acute respiratory infection e.g. symptoms of cough, sore throat, runny nose, or shortness of breath; or loss of taste or loss of smell to take a test.
