Queensland's top health official says she is concerned the state's latest confirmed coronavirus case knew he may have been in contact with an infected person before travelling from interstate to pick strawberries.
Queensland's Chief Health Officer says he shouldn't have travelled if he was aware of the infectionOn Saturday, the Department of Health confirmed a 24-year-old Victorian man tested positive to COVID-19 after travelling to Bundaberg from Melbourne via Brisbane.
"I am a bit concerned that he knew he was possibly in contact with a known case in Melbourne — we are still not sure," Dr Young said.Queensland Health said 174 tests of close contacts from the weekend had returned negative results.Direct travel priority for backpackers "We know the incubation period is 14 days, and if you tested people on entry to Queensland you would know at that point they are negative, but they could cause a lot of transmission.
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