Visitors banned in Greater Brisbane hospitals, nursing homes 08/01/2021|2min
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young has banned visitations in vulnerable venues in Greater Brisbane – including nursing homes, hospitals, prisons and youth detention centres – after a hotel quarantine cleaner tested positive.
Authorities have not yet indicated when the ban will be lifted.
A cleaner who worked in a quarantine facility in Spring Hill tested positive on Wednesday, with health authorities revealing she was infectious and out in the community between January 2 and 6.
The state’s Health Minister Yvette D’ath stressed that residents of Greater Brisbane remain vigilant – because of the infected woman’s long period in the community – and come forward for testing if any symptoms are detected.
Travel Disrupted as States Tighten Border Restrictions
Holiday travel plans across the country continue to be thwarted as states and territories tighten their borders to prevent coronavirus seeping in from New South Wales and Victoria.
The Australian Capital Territory has shut out non-residents who have been in NSW’s northern beaches, greater Sydney, Wollongong and parts of the central coast unless they have an exemption. Those found entering without permission could be fined up to $8,000.
ACT residents who have been in one of the NSW hotspots can still return home but need to notify the territory’s health department of their plans via an online form and then quarantine for 14 days.
A superyacht that carried a COVID-19 case into Queensland has come under scrutiny by police, who are questioning whether the vessel even had permission to dock.
Queensland health authorities fear the latest Covid-19 outbreak from Sydney could have already been carried into the Sunshine State s top tourist destinations.
New sewage sample testing showed COVID particles across Gold Coast, Townsville, North Cairns and the Brisbane suburb of Cleveland, putting the state s health authorities on high alert.
There are at least 15 close contacts of the new Sydney cluster in Queensland.
Queensland s Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young urged people to get tested, citing fears the virus has entered the state - which hasn t had any community transmission for 21 days.
Health authorities are concerned that cases from COVID-rattled Sydney have spread to famous Queensland tourist destinations (pictured, Queensland s Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young)