One of the two cases is linked to the Indooroopilly cluster and the other was in home quarantine. The second is an overseas traveller.
A man who tried to cross the road border into Queensland from New South Wales "a couple of weeks ago" has since tested positive."The police are doing everything they can, I want to give that assurance to the public," she said.
Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said it was only a matter of time before the virus crossed the border into Queensland."Police are doing an amazing job. They are absolutely brilliant at what they're doing, but eventually it will cross, and our best defence for that is to get vaccinated.
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