Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young urged Queenslanders to reconsider travel to NSW and Victoria. Victoria s own assessment of the situation is that the risk of spread is right across the state, not just in Melbourne, which is why they have imposed restrictions across their entire state. This is very serious and we re taking this action now, like we did with New South Wales â this will ensure we know of any positive cases really early and we can manage our response accordingly.
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Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young.(Nine)
Anyone currently in Queensland who has been in Victoria on or since 21 December should get tested immediately and quarantine at home or their accommodation until they receive a negative result.
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Are you travelling into Queensland? This is what you need to know
Anyone travelling to Queensland from New South Wales is being urged to keep up-to-date with current border restrictions which require travellers to obtain a border declaration pass to enter the state.
Queensland checkpoints have been reinstated at the border with officers checking all border passes.
This is what you need to know:
The Queensland border is closed to anyone who has been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days. The current New South Wales declared hotspots can be found here.
Anyone travelling to Queensland who has been anywhere in New South Wales at any time since 1am Friday 11 December must complete a Queensland Border Declaration Pass before they enter Queensland.