Queensland plunged into lockdown as Delta variant spreads
Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a snap lockdown of Queensland as the Delta outbreak spreads, joining NSW, WA and the NT.
Annastacia Palaszczuk has plunged parts of Queensland into a three-day snap lockdown.
From 6pm tonight until 6pm on Friday, southeast Queensland, Townsville, Palm Island and Magnetic Island will go into lockdown.
The 11 southeast Queensland local government areas affected by the stay-at-home orders are Noosa, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Redlands, Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Gold Coast, the Scenic Rim, Lockyer Valley and Somerset.
The Premier announced the move at Tuesday’s Covid-19 update, having foreshadowed on Monday that the state was “on the verge” of lockdown due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
The stay-at-home orders make Queensland the fourth jurisdiction to impose a lockdown in response to latest outbreak, following NSW, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
“As I said yesterday, we are not just fighting one outbreak, we are focusing on a number and some more information has come to light today. We are now dealing with multiple scenarios (and) it’s time for us to act quickly and to act fast,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
There were two new community-acquired cases in Queensland overnight, including a 19-year-old casual receptionist who works at Prince Charles Hospital.
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2 cases