Experts say Queensland needs to urgently speed up the rate of Indigenous vaccination while it can, with the overall rate currently half that of the general population.
The Townsville student, who attended school for three days this week, has been forced into home quarantine after returning from Sydney on Friday without isolating.
Queensland Health will declare Greater Darwin and the Katherine region COVID-19 hotspots, after a man in his 30s tested positive for COVID-19 and spent.