Testing clinics across the Greater Brisbane region are inundated with people following an outbreak at the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre in Wacol.
"We do expect that there will be even more cases linked to this cluster."
"Today in Brisbane and Ipswich, if you have got symptoms of flu, it is most likely to be COVID, not the flu," she said.Read more about coronavirus:An additional pop-up clinic is being set up in the Ipswich region following the rise in testing numbers. Meanwhile, local businesses and the wider community felt the impact of the imposed restrictions following Saturday's rise in cases.
Thankfully, she only had small groups booked in for Saturday but will now look to investigate how to adapt her business model to adhere to the new rules.
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