Tasmania will open its borders to NSW residents without quarantining
Tasmania will open its borders to people from New South Wales without mandatory COVID-19 quarantine from next Friday.
Premier Peter Gutwein today announced NSW would be reclassified as a "low-risk" area next week.
Previously people coming in from NSW had to quarantine for two weeks before they were allowed into Tasmania.
Tasmania's holiday destinations will soon be open once again to people from NSW. Matt Donovan
The announcement came as NSW recorded 12 new cases of coronavirus today, with 10 in hotel quarantine.
NSW Health said the two local cases are household contacts of people linked to the Oran Park cluster and have been in isolation.
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There were 6438 tests in the last day, taking NSW's total number to more than three million during the pandemic.
Yesterday, Tasmania re-opened its borders without quarantine requirements to travellers from South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory and the ACT.
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