A mayor of a Far North Queensland region says the community is bracing for a disaster on two fronts amid a coronavirus threat in shelters as tropical cyclone Kimi is upgraded to a category 2. Residents in areas between Innisfail and Ayr, including Lucinda, Palm Island and Townsville, have been warned to prepare property to be lashed by the storm. It is currently moving south-southeast and is likely to continue this movement through tonight but is now expected to slow and stall off the coast between Hinchinbook Island and Townsville on Tuesday while beginning to weaken, the bureau warned on Monday about 2.30pm AEST.