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more states Border restrictions tightened again on Tuesday with Tasmania effectively closing its border to Queensland and Western Australia, in addition to earlier closures to NSW and the

Northern Territory.

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"high-risk" local government areas in Queensland were unable to enter Tasmania from 6pm Tuesday.

The declaration covers the City of Brisbane, City of Ipswich, Logan City, Moreton Bay Region, Redland City, Sunshine Coast Region, Shire of Noosa, Somerset Region, Lockyer Valley Region,

Scenic Rim Region, City of Gold Coast, City of Townsville (including Magnetic Island) and the Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island.

Anyone who has been in these areas since June 19 will be unable to enter Tasmania, unless deemed an essential traveller by the Deputy State Controller.

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said those already in Tasmania who had visited these parts of Queensland would not need to isolate unless they had visited high-risk premises at specific times.

"Anyone already in Tasmania who has been in any of the high-risk LGAs on or since 19 June - but has not been at any high-risk premises at the specified dates and times - does not need to

quarantine but must monitor themselves for symptoms," he said.

"If they experience any cold or flu-like symptoms, even mildly, they must immediately self-isolate and contact the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738 to arrange testing."

Tasmania also brought in border restrictions for Western Australia.

Perth and the Peel region in Western Australia were classified as a COVID-19 hotspot from Tuesday morning.

The reclassification followed a decision by the WA government to send residents from those areas into a four-day lockdown as of midnight on Monday.

It also meant that anyone from Perth and the Peel region would not be permitted to enter Tasmania until the risk level is downgraded.

Metropolitan Sydney remains a high-risk area as does Wollongong and the Central Coast and Blue Mountains area.

Greater Darwin is also a high-risk area.

The government's coronavirus website has hundreds of high-risk premises listed in New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Victoria.

Mr Gutwein said three Tasmanians who were on a mining worksite subject to a COVID outbreak remained in isolation.

He said they had each returned a negative result for the first of two COVID tests they were required to take.

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