NSW residents will be able to head to the state's regions for holidays in less than a fortnight under a relaxation of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Wednesday announced recreational regional travel within the state will be allowed again from 1 June.
Under current NSW public health orders, regional travel for holidays is banned.
The premier said social distancing will still be required and urged residents to plan ahead.
"It will be different to a holiday you have taken before," she told reporters in Sydney on Wednesday.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Source: AAP
"Nothing we do is the same during a pandemic."
Ms Berejiklian added that NSW will be open for people from other states, saying that's "best for NSW and Australia".
Queensland has flagged border closures with southern states could remain until at least September due to the coronavirus pandemic, prompting despair from tourism groups.
It comes as NSW on Wednesday recorded four new COVID-19 cases from more than 7000 tests, with three people in intensive care. The new cases involve returned travellers who were placed in quarantine in hotels.
Ms Berejiklian also announced libraries, art galleries, and museums will re-open on 1 June.
She said there will be set times for the state's most vulnerable to visit, and people will be required to leave a record of their visit so authorities can follow up if there is an infection linked to the facility.
The premier also flagged the number of people allowed in restaurants and cafes could also be doubled to 20 within the next month.
"That's definitely on the cards," she told the Nine Network.
NSW Health on Wednesday confirmed the state recorded its 49th COVID-19 death, a 93-year-old female resident at Sydney's Newmarch House nursing home.
Operators Anglicare reported the death on Tuesday. The elderly woman's death is the 17th at the Anglicare-run facility and takes the national death toll to 100.
Meanwhile, NSW public school students will return to classrooms full time on Monday, two months after restrictions forced about 800,000 children to study remotely.
Some independent and Catholic schools will also return full-time on Monday, while others are working towards a 1 June return date.
Assemblies and excursions will remain off the table, non-essential school visitors will be banned and parents have been warned not to linger at the school gate.
SA to lift some restrictions early
Changes to coronavirus restrictions will allow up to 10 South Australians to dine indoors with a glass of wine in hand from Friday, with the state also moving to stage two on 5 June, three days earlier than scheduled.
SA Health's Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier says "it made sense" to bring the date forward in time for the June long weekend, something South Australians and industry workers wanted.
She says the second phase would have a case-by-case approach, where different sectors will adopt individual protocols.
"An increased gathering size (and) reducing the risk of transmission ... are the big parts of the principles," Professor Spurrier said.
"We want to provide that to all of the different sectors and there will be specific details for each individual sector.
"We have the flexibility to make changes ... not only because we have no cases but because South Australians continue to get tested."
Stage two, which will now start on 5 June, will increase the number of people who can be served, and also allow cinemas and theatres to reopen.
As of Friday, indoor dining at cafes and restaurants will be allowed for up to 10 people and alcohol can also be served to patrons.
Ten customers can be seated outdoors simultaneously, with venues permitted to seat up to a total of 20 people.
Commissioner Grant Stevens said random breath tests would also start on Friday, coinciding with the reintroduction of alcohol in restaurants and cafes.
"People want to get back to what is the new normal and in order for that to be maintained and sustained, you have to do the right thing," he said.
"We will be ensuring that occurs but it falls on to each individual person and business."
Premier Steven Marshall said South Australians had done an "outstanding job" and thanked the public for their role in managing the virus.
SA Premier Steven Marshall speaks to the media during a press conference in Adelaide, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Source: AAP
"We are tackling a health and economic crisis at the same time and it's really hitting the people, families and businesses in our state," he said.
"People have lost jobs so we have to get the balance right and do everything we can to get people back to work in a way that won't send us backwards."
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