Queensland’s new approach to COVID outbreaks to avoid border shutdowns We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Queensland has unveiled a new regime to manage interstate COVID-19 outbreaks, in a step back from the total border shutdowns that have previously devastated businesses and led to travel chaos. The new Interstate Exposure Venues Direction requires anyone who has been to a declared COVID-19 exposure site to immediately go into 14 days of quarantine “in government-arranged accommodation”. Vehicles from NSW queue up at the Queensland border during 2020 border closures. Credit:Photo: Dan Peled