WA's border with Victoria to remain closed for another week

Western Australia's border will remain closed to Victoria for another seven days.

Premier Mark McGowan confirmed the news after more cases were reported in connection to the Melbourne Holiday Inn Hotel cluster.

WA recorded another day of zero new local coronavirus cases and there is one new case in a returned overseas traveller currently in hotel quarantine.

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Mr McGowan said a decision will be made on borders between WA and other states tomorrow, based on recent numbers of infection and what will happen in the next 24 hours with the Melbourne cluster.

Meanwhile, South Australian border restrictions came into effect overnight, with four passengers on a Melbourne to Adelaide flight being turned around today.

South Australia announced yesterday it was closing its borders to those who have been in Greater Melbourne after two more cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in Melbourne connected to the Holiday Inn cluster.

South Australian residents will be allowed to return, but have to self isolate for 14 days.

A worker at the hotel and a previous resident who had left hotel quarantine on Sunday were both confirmed to have the virus.

Since then, two more cases have been announced, both close household contacts of previously confirmed cases.

It brings the total number of cases connected to the cluster to 10.

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