NSW says it may never reach the threshold set by Queensland to reopen its borders, with Premier Gladys Berejiklian warning that 28 days of no community transmission is not feasible
But the Queensland government says it will not reopen its border with NSW until the state achieves 28 days of no community transmission of COVID-19. The longest period NSW has achieved during the pandemic was two weeks in mid-June.
Border stoush between Annastacia Palaszczuk and Gladys Berejiklian may drag on till the end of the year."At this point in time, the trigger to open the border into NSW is when they have had two incubation periods [14 days each] of no community transmission," Dr Young said."Now, if they were to have 28 days of no community transmission – that is the current definition to open the border – then that would occur.
Health workers who lived in Queensland could not visit NSW border towns because of the quarantine requirements, Ms Berejiklian said.
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