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NewsColony South Australia’s top doctor warns ‘tourists are the biggest risk’ for second wave of coronavirus South Australia’s top doctor has raised concerns about the reopening of interstate tourism following the coronavirus lockdown. South Australia’s chief public health officer Professor Nicola Spurrier says interstate tourism poses ‘biggest risk’ for second outbreak Professor Nicola Spurrier, the state’s chief public health officer, said now that the COVID-19 curve is flattening, essential workers and travellers from interstate pose the biggest risk for a second wave of outbreaks. The warning comes as the national cabinet spoke with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to draw up plans for a Trans-Tasman ‘travel bubble’ which would allow residents of both countries to move back and forth without having to go into quarantine. Although tough travel restrictions in Australia’s western states have seen a substantial reduction in COVID-19 cases, many regional comm...