Queensland records 369 cases of COVID-19
"But the good news is, at the present time there is only one person in hospital and they have other medical issues, even though they do have COVID.
"But that is the only person in hospital at the moment. We have no-one else in hospital sick with COVID.""It is now in the Banana Shire, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Central Queensland, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Maranoa, Mareeba, Moreton Bay, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast to Townsville and the Whitsundays."This virus is here. It is right throughout our community. We are living with this virus. This is the next stage of the pandemic," she said.
"Everyone wants to get on with their lives but we are going to see a big impact on those who are unvaccinated."Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said the virus would soon reach its endemic phase. "The spread of this virus, which has now been this particular strain, Omicron, is extremely contagious," Dr Gerrard said.
"Not only is the spread of this virus inevitable, it is necessary. In order for us to go from the pandemic phase to an endemic phase, the virus has to be widespread.
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