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Shoalhaven region on NSW South Coast unaffected by ACT’s latest COVID-19 travel restrictions
Canberrans who rushed back to the national capital on Sunday from the New South Wales South Coast to avoid travel restrictions have expressed anger that the changes ultimately did not affect them.
Key points:
- ACT authorities say people in the Shoalhaven area of the NSW South Coast do not need to quarantine if they enter Canberra
- An earlier public health order had included Shoalhaven among the areas affected by the territory’s border-entry rules
- ACT Health has apologised, saying the confusion was caused because it had repeated NSW Government advice
ACT health authorities have now clarified their advice to travellers after new quarantine rules caused confusion.
As governments across the country reacted to the growing coronavirus outbreak in…
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