Brisbane airport worker was infectious in community for three days
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.
A 12-year-old boy has also tested positive four days after flying to Brisbane from Sydney on Friday July 9.
He had just completed hotel quarantine in Sydney upon returning from overseas and authorities are working to determine if that is where he acquired the virus.
His father has also tested positive.
A further two cases were reported in overseas travellers in hotel quarantine.
Restrictions will remain for another week in 11 Queensland local government areas in light of the new cases.
Brisbane City Council, Logan, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Noosa, Somerset, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim were previously due to have restrictions on mask-wearing, gatherings and visitors to hospitals and aged care facilities lifted tomorrow.
“We were looking at easing our restrictions from 6am tomorrow, now, I am sorry to say that because of those new cases and the fact that we need to get our contact tracers on top of those cases, we are going to ask those 11 local government areas and all those living in those areas to continue wearing masks for another week,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
“That is to avoid a lockdown – we want to make sure that we keep everybody safe.
“So, another week of wearing masks, but it is the right thing to do.”
Townsville restrictions will still be lifted from 6am tomorrow as planned.
More than 5000 Queenslanders are in home isolation tonight with more set to join that as new exposure sites are released.
Ipswich residents have also come forward in their thousands for testing after a Queenslander who recently arrived in South Korea was found to be positive.
