Travellers to Australia will have to show a negative COVID-19 test before they can get on their plane, the prime minister said on Friday, as the city of Brisbane went into lockdown after the discovery of a case of a virulent new coronavirus variant.
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Brisbane businesses frustrated over short lockdown notice
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An interstate DJ flew to Queensland and entered hotel quarantine so he could perform at a Brisbane hotel this weekend, just to have his show postponed by the region s three-day lockdown.
While businesses in the five south-east Queensland council areas going into lockdown this weekend understand the risk posed by the UK COVID-19 strain, owners and managers were frustrated by the short notice – 10 hours – given by the Premier and Chief Health Officer on Friday.
Almost 2.4 million Greater Brisbane residents will go into lockdown for three days after a cleaner working at a quarantine hotel tested positive for the UK strain.