Queensland’s tourism chief says the industry is anxious over the two positive Covid-19 cases on the Sunshine Coast, saying any potential resulting lockdown would be devastating for business operators with school holidays just around the corner.
Queensland has recorded eight new Covid-19 cases, including the couple who skipped Victoria’s latest lockdown to enter the state. Six cases are in hotel quarantine.
Kim Fetherstone, who owns the Vandenberg Hotel in Forbes, lost out on at least $7,000 worth of business on State of Origin night after closing due to Covid exposure.
Coast business owners where a woman infectious with Covid-19 visited while “out and about” in the region have spoken out about how they’ve been impacted.
Australian authorities scramble to prevent a fresh Covid outbreak in two states after a Covid-positive woman travelled to Queensland from locked-down Melbourne.