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Subscriber only COVID-positive patients could be treated at the proposed Wellcamp quarantine hub instead of being taken to hospital if the much-talked about facility is given the go ahead. Deputy Premier Steven Miles launched another attack on the federal government, claiming the latest Brisbane lockdown could have been avoided if the quarantine hub was up and running. But the federal government has hit back, insisting they are still waiting on a formal proposal from the Queensland Government about the Wellcamp quarantine site. Deputy Premier Steven Miles. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jono Searle The state government has confirmed that treating COVID-19 patients on site at the proposed hub in Toowoomba remains an option - instead of them being ferried to hospital.
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Premium Content The State Government s COVID vaccine rollout grinds to halt each weekend, with all clinics closing on Sundays and just one staying open on a Saturday. No jabs were administered at the 60 vaccine hubs controlled by Queensland Health on Sunday and just 34 were given on Saturday - compared to 690 over the weekend in Victoria and 396 in Western Australia. The halting pace of the rollout comes despite Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk moving to reassure Queenslanders it was moving forward after unvaccinated frontline workers sparked a Brisbane-wide lockdown. And it has led to urgent calls for clinics to open on weekends and criticism from a leading Queensland respiratory doctor who said many health workers tried to get immunised over the Easter break but could not find a state-run clinic.
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Australia-NZ travel bubble start to be revealed at 2pm AEST.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to reveal the start date for quarantine-free travel for Australians to Aotearoa.
Ms Ardern s cabinet will meet to sign off a plan to create the trans-Tasman bubble on Tuesday morning, before a 4pm local time (2pm AEST) announcement.
Australian and New Zealand borders have been shut to almost all non-citizens since March last year, with both countries requiring arrivals to spend a fortnight in quarantine before entering the community.
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