Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has announced a snap three-day lockdown for the state’s South, after it was revealed a COVID-positive traveller fled hotel quarantine and visited a supermarket in Hobart’s north.

The lockdown will take effect at 6:00pm AEDT and will end at 6:00pm on Monday October 18, subject to Public Health Advice. For more information on COVID-19 Updates, visit : https://www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au/