Queenslanders will enjoy greater freedoms from Friday afternoon, as the state records two new cases in quarantine.
All stage five restrictions will be imposed except for the opening of the border to NSW, for which a decision will be made at the end of this month.One of the cases is a miner who has returned from Africa and is in quarantine in Cairns. The other is a returned traveller from the United States staying in the Gold Coast.
It’s been more than two weeks since the last bout of restrictions were eased, and Friday marked 36 days since the last time an infectious case was in the community. In addition, a maximum of 40 people can dance at weddings, and residents of aged care facilities can once again head outside on excursions.“We do need to be alert, cases are on the rise around the world. There is a risk there will be another case here.”“At every step of our fight against the spread of COVID we have gone forwards, not backwards,” she said.
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