Three new mystery coronavirus cases in New South Wales have thrown interstate travel and potential border reopenings into disarray.
The cases — detected in the Sydney suburbs of Campbelltown, Parramatta and Wollondilly — have broken the state's 12-day streak without any locally acquired infections.
While health authorities are confident they will quickly get on top of the new cases, what does it mean for NSW residents itching to get their summer holiday plans sorted?
Will I be able to travel to Queensland?
People eager to soak up rays in the Sunshine State are likely to be disappointed.
Plans were announced last week to reopen the border on November 1 on the proviso NSW recorded no locally acquired infections for 28 straight days.
It looks like that clock could now be reset.
Speaking to the ABC prior to the new cases in NSW, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk remained firm in this stance.
But on Wednesday, her deputy Steven Miles said it was too soon to declare whether the 28-day timer would be wound back to the start but there was "certainly enough reasons to be concerned".
Queensland Health said it considered a "range of factors" when listing or establishing restrictions "including whether there have been any unlinked cases in the previous 28 days".
"Across Australia there is a nationally consistent approach that gives states two to three days to determine the source of transmission on new reported cases of COVID-19."
How about South Australia and Tasmania?
South Australia had already deemed NSW a "low-transmission zone" meaning travellers can enter the state without having to be tested for COVID-19 or spend their holiday in quarantine — as long as they have not been in Victoria in the previous 14 days.
Tasmania plans to reopen its borders to low-risk COVID states from the end of October.
When initially making the announcement, Premier Peter Gutwein, said while the state of play in NSW was looking promising, Tasmanian authorities would be keeping an eye on the situation.
At the other end, the Northern Territory still looks set to reopen its doors to Sydneysiders this Friday, although it is urging everyone to keep a mask handy.
As for Western Australia, the hard border policy is still unbudging.
Could I book a Christmas trip across the ditch?
It's unclear how the three new NSW cases will impact extending the Trans-Tasman travel bubble, although flights between the two countries are still being advertised.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is yet to agree to allow Australians into New Zealand.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has been contacted for a response.
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