Tasmania to Quarantine Arrivals Amid Virus

Tasmania to Quarantine Arrivals Amid Virus
Peter Gutwien, Premier of Tasmania (L) talks to the media in Hobart, Australia, on Feb. 28, 2020. (Steve Bell/Getty Images)
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By AAP
3/18/2020
Updated:
3/18/2020

All non-essential travellers arriving in Tasmania will be forced to quarantine for two weeks in coronavirus border measures dubbed the toughest in the country.

Premier Peter Gutwein declared a state of emergency for the Apple Isle on Thursday.

“We are going to introduce the toughest border measures in the country. Only essential travellers will be allowed into Tasmania without going into quarantine,” he told reporters.