Queensland declares coronavirus hotspots in New South Wales
Anyone who has visited, or visits, the Campbelltown and Liverpool city areas will not be allowed entry into Queensland from midday today.It follows a cluster of 21 cases connected to the Crossroads Hotel on the Hume Highway in South Western Sydney.
Queenslanders who have been to the hotspots, or travel there in the future, will be forced into hotel quarantine when re-entering the state, at their own cost. Health Minister Steven Miles said 18 Queenslanders had been tested after visiting the hotel in the last 14 days, but their test results were still unknown."Any Queenslanders who have been to the Crossroads Hotel from July 3 to July 10 inclusive should get tested for COVID-19 as soon as possible and then immediately self-isolate."
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