NSW rings alarm bells for border with Victoria

As the number of COVID-19 cases keeps increasing in Victoria, NSW warns residents in border towns not to travel in other parts of the state, fearing they will spread the disease.

NSW Police officers check cars crossing from Victoria into New South Wales on Wednesday. Source: AAP

For the first time in 100 years, the border separating Victoria and NSW is closed. Authorities closed it down on Tuesday night in an effort to prevent the spreading of the virus from Victoria to New South Wales. 

NSW authorities have warned people living in towns close to the border not to travel to other areas of the state, while the state's premier, Gladys Berejiklian noted that the  "The probability of contagion in NSW - given what's happening in Victoria - is extremely high."

 "The probability that we need to be tougher on those border restrictions is extremely high. The government is considering what further action we take to make sure the bubble of these border communities is maintained." she said. 

Meanwhile Victoria has 134 new cases of coronavirus. 

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