Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have arrived at the border between South Australia and Victoria to help barricade roads as part of coronavirus restrictions.
Key points:
- About 100 Australian Defence Force personnel will be stationed along the border
- Colonel Graham Goodwin says the ADF staff will support SA Police
- A truck driver has self-isolated in Bordertown after having contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW
South Australian officials implemented a hard border earlier in the week, labelling Victoria’s outbreak a “clear threat”.
The ADF’s Colonel Graham Goodwin said 60 men and women arrived at the border on Sunday, performing duties “from Berri down to the Mount Gambier region”.
He said was number of deployed personnel was expected to rise to 100 in the coming days.
Colonel Goodwin said the ADF staff were working “in support of” SA Police, which increased its presence along SA’s eastern border as COVID-19 cases rose in Melbourne.
He said there were 10 checkpo