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The new testing requirements come into effect on Saturday.
This morning Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk posted on Twitter saying: "From January 1, travellers into Queensland from interstate hotspots can use a negative rapid antigen test to satisfy border pass requirements. A PCR test will no longer be required."It is the second day in a row the state has reported record daily case increases after 2,738 new cases were reported on Tuesday.
There are 397 people in hospital in Victoria with active COVID-19 infections, of whom 62 are in intensive care and 28 are on a ventilator. The health department said a further 44 people were in ICU but their infections were no longer considered active.
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