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Marshall says it is too early to say what restrictions will look like after the lockdown ends, and says the government made the right decision to lock down early:

“Look, I’m so grateful that we put these restrictions in when we did. If we had have waited another 12 or 24 hours, we no he this particular strain would have got away from us.”

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SA premier Steven Marshall says the state is on track to end the seven-day lockdown next week. He says children in the state will then be able to return to school on Wednesday.

He also reveals international flights into SA will be cancelled for Monday and Tuesday next week, and the state is trialling a booking system for Covid testing.

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