Queensland border update set for Tuesday amid national increase in coronavirus cases

Queensland will provide an update on border openings in the coming days.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is due to give an update on border openings on Tuesday.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is due to give an update on border openings on Tuesday. Source: AAP

Queenslanders will have to wait 48 hours to know when and how COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted after the transport minister stonewalled questions about borders reopening.

Mark Bailey said Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will announce any changes on Tuesday and those decisions will be rooted in "evidence" and on the back of medical advice.

Queensland recorded no new cases overnight and has had just one positive test - a returned traveller from overseas - in the past eight days.
"Border provisions have been key to us, achieving that outcome, an outcome that New South Wales and Victoria haven't been able to achieve," he said on Sunday.

As the number of coronavirus cases around the world heads towards 10 million, in Australia there is still concern with developments in Victoria which has had a dramatic spike of the disease in the past fortnight.

A total of 90 cases were reported in Victoria this weekend - 41 new cases on Saturday and 49 on Sunday, the highest daily number since April.

That contrasts with Western Australia which had one new case and NSW with three - all people coming from overseas. Queensland and South Australia had no new cases.

Western Australia now has five active cases, all of whom are in hotel quarantine.
One of the NSW cases involves a 34-year-old man who was part of an overseas cargo airline crew who became unwell during transit.

NSW Health's Dr Michael Douglas said on Sunday close contacts of the airline worker had been identified and further investigations were underway.

The other two cases in NSW are returned travellers who are in hotel quarantine.

Meanwhile, Victoria has stepped up measures to contain the outbreak.

Premier Daniel Andrews on Sunday announced returned travellers will now need to be tested twice before being allowed to leave quarantine, or they will have to spend a further 10 days in quarantine.

People in Australia must stay at least 1.5 metres away from others. Check your state’s restrictions on gathering limits.

Testing for coronavirus is now widely available across Australia. If you are experiencing cold or flu symptoms, arrange a test by calling your doctor or contact the Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.

The federal government's coronavirus tracing app COVIDSafe is available for download from your phone's app store.

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Published 28 June 2020 2:41pm
Updated 28 June 2020 2:43pm



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