Woman tests positive to COVID-19 in Queensland after travelling from Victoria
A woman who left Victoria with her partner during lockdown and travelled through NSW to Queensland has tested positive for COVID-19.
Queensland’s Health Minister Yvette D’Ath confirmed the woman returned a positive COVID-19 case after travelling from Victoria, through New South Wales, to Queensland.
Ms D’Ath confirmed the woman from Melbourne arrived in Queensland on June 5, and travelled through to Caloundra.
The woman’s partner tested negative to COVID-19 this morning.
Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young confirmed a number of exposure sites the couple visited on their way to Caloundra.
Locations include a Bunnings, a Kmart, a McDonald’s, several service stations and a shopping centre.
Dr Young has asked anyone in those areas to check the Queensland Health website and get tested immediately.
Six close contacts of the couple have already been identified by authorities.
Queensland Police said they are focusing primarily on contact tracing to ensure there is no spread of COVID-19.
Minister D’ath said she believes the couple travelled from a suburb on the edge of Greater Melbourne.
Dr Young has asked for Sunshine Coast residents to come forward to be vaccinated, stating that GPs will have “additional doses of vaccine” available.
“This is the time to go forward and get vaccinated.”
Anyone under 50 is still advised to travel to a Queensland health vaccine site.
NSW lists exposure sites visited by couple
NSW Health has listed a number of exposure sites visited by the positive COVID-19 case.
| Suburb | Venue | Address | Date and time |
| Gillenbah | Caltex Narrandera | 1 Newell Highway | Tuesday, 1 June
10.30 am to 11.00am |
| Forbes | Vandenberg Hotel | 7 Court Street | Tuesday, 1 June
6.00pm to 10.00pm |
| Forbes | Brew Coffee Bar | 1/99 Lachlan Street | Wednesday, 2 June
7.00am to 10.00am |
| Dubbo | CSC – Church Street Cafe | 15 Church Street | Wednesday, 2 June
11.30am to 2.30pm |
| Dubbo | Reading Cinemas Dubbo | 49 Macquarie Street | Wednesday, 2 June
6.00pm to 10.00pm |
| Dubbo | Homestead Motel | 101 Cobra Street | From Wednesday, 2 June at 12.00pm to
Thursday, 3 June at 10.00am |
| Moree | Gwydir Carpark/Motel & Thermal Pools | 4 Amaroo Drive | From Thursday, 3 June at 1.45pm
All day Friday, 4 June to Saturday, 5 June at 7.30am |
| Moree | Cafe Omega | 145 Balo Street | Thursday, 3 June
1.30pm to 4.30pm |
| Moree | Cafe Omega | 145 Balo Street | Friday, 4 June
7.00am to 9.30am |
| Moree | Cafe Omega | 145 Balo Street | Friday, 4 June
11.50am to 2.00pm |
| Moree | Amaroo Tavern | Amaroo Drive | Friday, 4 June
4.30pm to 11.00pm |
