Extra Screening For Victorian Travellers Following Melbourne COVID-19 Hotspot Travel Ban

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 02: Sydney trains staff wear face masks as passengers off the Melbourne to Sydney train service await checks by NSW Health officials at Central station after it arrived into platform 1 on July 02, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. The NSW state government considering road checkpoints and extra screening at Sydney Airport to keep travellers from Melbourne's COVID-19 hotspot areas out of the state. From today, Victorians from the 10 Melbourne COVID-19 hotspot postcode areas are banned from coming to New South Wales and could face fines up to $11,000 or sent to jail for six months if they attempt to enter the state. NSW residents are also banned from visiting Melbourne hotspots and will face the same penalties. The new public health order comes as Victoria responds to an increase in COVID-19 cases from community transmission. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)