“We have run a great race in South Australia so far, the people of South Australia are right behind our plans for talking the coronavirus and we expect that to continue into the future,” Marshall told reporters today.
“We are delighted with the results to date, we’re delighted with a high level of tests that are being conducted each day.
“If this continues I think it opens up a world of possibilities of when and what we’ll be able to remove in terms of restrictions in the future.”
The lifting of Stage 2 restrictions will mean South Australian cinemas, theatres, galleries, museums, beauty salons, gyms and indoor fitness centres will be able to reopen from next Monday.
Those venues, along with pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes, will be able to admit up to 80 patrons, provided they can contain them to groups of 20 in discrete rooms or areas within the business.
Pubs will be able to serve alcohol without food but only to seated patrons.
Rules allowing one person per four square metres, and 1.5-metre social distancing, will remain in place.
Up to 50 mourners will be allowed at funerals, while businesses will be required to complete COVID-19 plans and produce them on request.
Marshall also confirmed that indoor contact sports will resume training and non-contact sports will restart competitions on June 25.
Stage 2 restrictions were originally due to ease on June 8, but were brought forward to June 5 and now to Monday, June 1.
No new positive coronavirus cases have been recorded in South Australia since May 7, keeping the total at 439.
