BREAKING: New South Wales has reported 11,201 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths, while Victoria has recorded 3,767 infections and five fatalities.
Queensland on Tuesday announced it would scrap requirements for interstate arrivals to get a PCR test on day five of arrival into the state.
"We have been following the results of these tests for the past two weeks, since the borders opened on the 13th of December, to see how many people are actually testing positive from them," he said.Ms Palaszczuk had been under pressure to scrap PCR tests for interstate arrivals, especially from the New South Wales government, as testing sites are pushed beyond capacity.
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