South Australia to require Greater Brisbane arrivals to quarantine amid coronavirus concern

South Australia has declared the Greater Brisbane area a COVID-19 hot spot, amid concerns about the spread of a mutant UK strain of the coronavirus.

Anyone coming into the state from the region from midnight tonight will be required to quarantine for two weeks.

Anyone who has been in the area since January 2 will be required to be tested, with text messages to be sent to those impacted.

It comes as South Australia records three new cases of coronavirus, all of whom are returning travellers currently in medi-hotels.

A man in his 40s, a man in his 60s and a woman in her 30s all tested positive.

It has also been revealed that after further testing, two cases in the state…