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Holidays in South Australia are ON as New South Wales confirms just six new coronavirus infections and no new cases of community transmission

New South Wales residents will be able to holiday in South Australia after the state recorded just six new cases of COVID-19 in hotel quarantine. 

None of the new coronavirus cases reported on Wednesday were acquired within the community, giving the green light for South Australia to open its borders.   

South Australia Premier Steven Marshall said the border reopening would go head if no new cases of community transmission were recorded. 

SA will lift its COVID-19 border restrictions with NSW from midnight on Wednesday and drop the two-week quarantine requirement. 

South Australia Premier Steven Marshall (pictured) said the state would open its borders to NSW on Wednesday at midnight if no new cases of community transmission were recorded

South Australia Premier Steven Marshall said the state would open its borders to NSW on Wednesday at midnight if no new cases of community transmission were recorded

NSW recorded just six new cases of COVID-19 from travellers in hotel quarantine on Wednesday and no locally acquired cases (Sydney airport pictured)

NSW recorded just six new cases of COVID-19 from travellers in hotel quarantine on Wednesday and no locally acquired cases (Sydney airport pictured) 

'NSW has been doing extraordinarily well. We can't wait to welcome people from NSW with open arms,' Mr Marshall told Nine Network on Wednesday.

This marked the second day in a row with no community transmission of coronavirus in NSW.

'The last time NSW had consecutive days without community transmission was July 3, 4, and 5,' a statement from NSW Health said.

The new cases brought the total number of infections recorded in NSW to 4,023. 

There were also 16,759 tests recorded in the 24-hour reporting period. 

'This is a good result for New South Wales,' NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said.   

'We know that there are still a number of risks in NSW including the high likelihood that the virus is circulating, especially in Western and South-Western Sydney, undetected.

'Which is why we really need to make sure anybody who has the mildest of symptoms comes forward and gets tested,' she warned.   

NSW has also gone a fortnight without recording an untraceable case of the virus.  

Visitors from NSW will no longer be required to quarantine for two weeks when crossing the South Australian border (NSW Police pictured at Sydney Airport)

Visitors from NSW will no longer be required to quarantine for two weeks when crossing the South Australian border (NSW Police pictured at Sydney Airport)  

Qantas is expected to add flights from Sydney to Adelaide this week along with budget airline Jetstar (pictured in Byron Bay) in time for the school holidays

Qantas is expected to add flights from Sydney to Adelaide this week along with budget airline Jetstar (pictured in Byron Bay) in time for the school holidays

South Australia currently has no active coronavirus infections (Sydney airport pictured)

South Australia currently has no active coronavirus infections (Sydney airport pictured) 

Health authorities are currently treating 74 people for coronavirus, including three cases in intensive care, one of whom is being ventilated. 

NSW residents have been urged to wear masks where social distancing is not possible.  

The prospect of the border relaxations has already boosted the domestic aviation industry with more flights to resume in coming weeks.

Last week SA lifted the quarantine requirements for people coming from the ACT.

Virgin Australia plans to resume daily flights between Sydney and Adelaide and will offer three flights a week between Canberra and Adelaide from October 12.

The airline has flagged adding even more flights from November.

South Australia also lifted quarantine requirements for travellers coming from the ACT last week, providing a needed boost to the aviation industry (Sydney Airport pictured)

South Australia also lifted quarantine requirements for travellers coming from the ACT last week, providing a needed boost to the aviation industry (Sydney Airport pictured) 

Qantas and its budget airline Jetstar are also expected to add flights between Sydney and Adelaide this week.

The long-awaited decision on SA's border with NSW was made at Tuesday's meeting of the state's transition committee and came after initial plans to lift the isolation measures were stalled for weeks because of a cluster of coronavirus cases in Sydney.

'This is going to be a relief that will be felt across our state, from an economic perspective and from a family perspective,' Mr Marshall said on Tuesday.

'We know that this has been a massive burden on the business community and also on families and individuals.'

SA health officials had examined the case of an infected Sydney taxi driver but were satisfied it was a risk that NSW could be manage.

Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier said the decision to ease the border measures came after 14 days of no community transmission in NSW involving cases with an unknown origin.

'I know people will be concerned about the taxi driver. But I'm very confident that person is not representative of community transmission,' she said.

Professor Spurrier has urged anyone travelling between SA and NSW to keep a close eye on the latest information in relation to coronavirus cases in Sydney and called for all travellers on planes to wear masks.

SA reported no new cases on Tuesday and has no active infections.

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