This is exactly the type of news we wanted to hear today, Ms Palaszczuk said. This was the family that came out of hotel quarantine in Sydney and flew to Queensland and it has been confirmed that it is that Delta strain, that Sydney strain that is circulating in Sydney at the moment.
Ms Palaszczuk said Queensland will declare Victoria a hotspot from 1am tomorrow. That is 1am Saturday and that means that anyone returning after that time . will have to do the 14 days mandatory quarantine, she said. I just think the clear message to Queenslanders is definitely do not go to NSW and do not go to Victoria during this period of time.
The new cases mean the state s mask mandate will be extended another week in the south-east.
One case was a 12-year-old boy who completed quarantine in Sydney and flew into Brisbane on QF544 on July 9.
The 12-year-old boy s father also tested positive. The third case is a fully-vaccinated international airport worker.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the mask mandate would continue for another week for 11 LGAs, including Brisbane City Council, Logan, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Noosa, Somerset, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim.
Restrictions would be eased for Townsville.
A fully vaccinated worker at Brisbane International Airport had tested positive, it was announced on Thursday morning
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Queensland authorities are racing to avoid another lockdown after three locally acquired cases of COVID-19 emerged in Brisbane.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the three cases include a 12-year-old boy who flew into the state from Sydney on 9 July and his father.
A fully vaccinated Brisbane Airport worker has also tested positive, which is a major concern for authorities.
Thursday 15 July – coronavirus cases in Queensland:
3 new locally acquired cases.
Ms Palaszczuk says a face mask mandate due to end on Friday for 11 local government areas will be extended for another seven days in a bid to avoid a lockdown.
A Brisbane International Airport worker with COVID-19 was in the community and at work for three days while infectious.
Authorities are racing to work out how the fully vaccinated Tarragindi woman, aged in her 40s, acquired the virus and whether she has contracted the highly infectious Delta strain.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today confirmed the state had recorded three new local cases of COVID-19 and, as a result, restrictions would be extended across South East Queensland for another week.
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A 12-year-old boy has also tested positive four days after flying to Brisbane from Sydney on Friday July 9.
Australian Capital Territory
The ACT has tightened its border restrictions in response to the Covid situation in NSW. Anyone entering from greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour after 11.59pm 9 July will be required to quarantine for 14 days.
Everyone, including ACT residents, will need to complete an online exemption form prior to their travel, but residents will receive an automatic exemption.
In addition, anyone arriving from any state or territory must check the close contact and casual contact exposure locations (listed here). Anyone who has visited a close contact exposure location cannot enter the ACT without an exemption. Anyone who has visited a casual contact location must complete a self-declaration form, and isolate until a negative test result.