Lockdown Update

Update 20/11/20 11:30am:

The Premier has announced that the lockdown will end at midnight Saturday and outdoor exercise with family will be allowed effective immediately.

The state government has implemented a lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 in SA. What does that mean? From midnight on the 18th of November, you will have to stay at home for six days. 

When can you leave your house? 

  • If you’re an emergency or essential worker (doctors, nurses, paramedics, people who provide disability and homelessness services, carers, etc.)

  • If you do agricultural work (farming & food production)

  • To get a COVID-19 test or to see a doctor

  • To get medical supplies (including prescriptions) or to go to the post office

  • In an emergency situation or to escape the risk of harm at home.

  • To go to the supermarket, butcher, fruit & veg for essential supplies but only one person from your household can go to the supermarket once a day.

  • To look after pets that aren’t at your house or to go to the vet.

  • For shared parenting or to help someone who needs support or care due to health or disability.

You can use public transport but must wear a mask and take the most direct route. 

For a complete list of reasons, click here.

What will be closed?

  • Takeaway shops

  • Shops that aren’t supermarkets

  • Uni’s & TAFE

  • Schools (unless your parent or caregiver is an essential worker)

  • Pubs/restaurants/cafes/food courts 

  • Outdoor sport/gyms and team sports

You won’t be allowed to exercise outside or travel within SA. Open inspections and auctions, and weddings and funerals are banned. 

What’s staying open?

  • Critical infrastructure including power, telecommunications, water

  • Supermarkets for essential food

  • Bottle shops

  • Chemists, GP clinics, and hospitals for emergencies

  • Public transport

  • Petrol stations

  • Post Offices and banks

  • Childcare and schools for essential services workers only

  • Veterinary services

Essential agriculture services, some factories, some mining and smelting operations and airport and essential freight will keep working.

Need more info?

There’s a Q&A about staying home here – we’ll update this page but it’s a good idea to check out that link regularly because the info will change. 

You can also check out SA Health or the state government’s COVID-19 site or call the SA COVID-19 Information Line on 1800 253 787 from 9 am – 5 pm 7 days a week.