Queensland records no new cases of coronavirus
Queensland has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 in the state in the past 24 hours with the Premier announcing the town of Moree, in northern New South Wales, would be added to the border bubble.Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak
Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts for the latest on how the pandemic is impacting the world"This could change, but at this point in time New South Wales does have control of their outbreak," Dr Young said. "They have been able to limit it to other parts of New South Wales. The risk of course is that people from other parts can come up to northern New South Wales.Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and chief health officer Jeannette Young outside State Parliament.
But Dr Young said she was still concerned about the number of cases each day in New South Wales and Victoria, even though they were reducing. "There are still too many cases, I believe, to be able to safely open the border between Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and the ACT," she said.Confirmed cases so far: 1,128
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