Queensland records two new coronavirus cases including nurse who worked in COVID-19 ward
Health Minister Steven Miles confirmed the student was from Redbank Plains and had already been in quarantine.
A spokesperson clarified that the Ipswich nurse did not have contact with a prior case and authorities were continuing to do contact tracing to determine exactly how he contracted it. Mr Miles said another positive case flew into Queensland yesterday despite testing positive in Victoria "some time ago".Diplomatic cables from China detail early confused weeks of coronavirus pandemic"This is great work from the police that have been able to apprehend this man, who was trying to get into Queensland illegally," Ms Palaszczuk said."Just imagine if he had come into our community," she said.
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