South Australia Opens its Borders.
Not all people were eligible, so people wanting to come to SA were required to apply via an online form on an SA Government website. The number of applicants was remarkable. So many applied that the system crashed when a total of 25,000 applicants was reached. The number reached 30,000 soon after the system was restored. At the end of the day 43,000 people had successfully applied to enter SA.
These are phenomenal numbers, especially considering that Adelaide has a population of 1.3 million people. 43,000 is about 3% of the population of Adelaide. While many arrived today, it may take some time before they all arrive. No doubt many more people will apply over the coming days and weeks.
I plan to do an interesting analysis of the plusses, minuses and interesting points relating to the action of opening the borders.
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