Re: British Coronavirus
Another case of the UK Strain has turned up in Brsbane.
Queensland health authorities have detected another case of community transmission linked to a Stafford man who was confirmed to have coronavirus on Thursday.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said a Strathpine man had tested positive and contact tracers were still determining his movements.
She said a list of high-risk places would soon be released.
The Strathpine man was a close contact of the landscape gardener from Stafford, whose case was linked to another cluster in early March involving the highly infectious UK strain of the virus, known as B117.
Current restrictions in place for Queensland travellers include the state being classified as an "orange zone" by Victoria, meaning Queenslanders will need a permit to enter.
In New South Wales, close contacts of the two men will not be allowed to enter the state at all, and people who have been to the same locations as the men are being asked to get tested and self-isolate until they receive their result.
The WA government has announced that all arrivals into the state from Queensland will now have to be tested for COVID-19 and self-quarantine for 14 days or until they return a negative test.
The directive is effective immediately, meaning all arrivals must be tested within 48 hours.
Authorities say the "interim border control" will be in place until at least 12.01am on Tuesday.
Tasmania is asking anyone who has been in Brisbane or Moreton Bay since March 8 to monitor for symptoms.
Those who are yet to travel from parts of Queensland that Tasmania has designated as high-risk must seek permission to enter before they travel.
Similar restrictions are in place in the ACT and NT.
South Australia still lists Queensland as a "Low Community-Transmission Zone".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-...zczuk/13278432