Breaking: Queensland will reopen its borders on July 10, but not to Victorians
“We cannot risk removing our border restrictions for those people coming from areas in Victoria right now,” she said.
“The government will open the borders to other states from Friday, July 10, provided travellers complete a border declaration stating they have not been to local government areas in Victoria in the previous 14 days.”A spike of virus cases in Victoria had many Queenslanders spooked about pulling down border blockades and potentially exposing the state to a second wave.
Victoria has detected 139 new cases in the past two days including a further 64 on Tuesday, while Queensland has recorded nine cases since the start of June.The Northern Territory was set to open its borders on July 17 and Tasmania on July 24.
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