Tasmania's government have made it clear that maintaining a COVID-free state remains the highest priority following confirmation that the NSW man who flew into Launceston last week was infected with the highly contagious Delta strain of coronavirus.
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On Sunday a 48-year-old Victorian man travelling on the Spirit of Tasmania was fined $778.50 after he attempted to enter the state on Saturday, without authorisation from the Deputy State Controller.
The man was denied entry and sent back to Victoria later that night.
The latest penalty follows a $1000 fine by police given to the NSW man for failing to comply with Tasmania's border restrictions after he entered the state without a valid pass.
Premier Peter Gutwein said the government was taking a no-nonsense approach to unauthorised travellers trying to enter the state after last weeks scare.
"If you're thinking of trying to sneak through, that you can arrive here after you've been rejected, we will throw the book at you," he said.
"The message is clear, do not come."
Mr Gutwein said testing was still underway, and despite the Delta infected man coming into contact with 189 people, no new cases of community transmission had been recorded on Sunday.
He said all 189 contacts had been contacted by state health and given the appropriate advice about how to self-isolate and quarantine
Mr Gutwein said 139 of the contacts had been deemed close contact and ordered into quarantine, while the remaining 50 were deemed a low risk and would not be required to isolate.
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Following the news the man was infected with the Delta strain, Mr Gutwein again made it clear that anyone who came to Tasmania without a valid G2G pass would be turned back at their port of arrival.
He said the government had gone to extraordinary lengths to advise incoming travellers of the restrictions in place which included placing biosecurity offices at airports in Victoria and NSW, but explained he had no power to enforce Tasmanians laws on the mainland.
Over the last 24 hours contract tracers and testing teams had completed 1248 tests all returning negative results according to Mr Gutwein and said almost 5000 tests returning negative results had been completed since last Thursday.
Health Minister Jeremy Rockliff said as an added precautionary measure the government would expand their wastewater testing program to include 18 sewage treatment plants in and around Launceston this week, with results expected Friday.
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