People who flew from Brisbane to Townsville and from Newcastle to Brisbane, the first flight since Queensland's border reopened, are deemed close contacts and will spend Christmas in quarantine.
People have been urged to regularly check the Queensland Health website for the latest exposure sites.
All passengers on both flights have been deemed close contacts and must get tested and quarantine for 14 days, meaning they will spend Christmas in quarantine. Case numbers in the city have exploded after a 1970s-themed prom night at the Argyle House last week.Genomic sequencing is underway to confirm whether the cases have the Omicron variant.
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