Queensland Health is continuing to test hundreds of people who came into contact with a Cairns hospital worker infected with COVID-19.
More than 80 people who came into contact with a Cairns hospital worker infected with COVID-19 have returned negative testsCOVID-19 cases in the region stand at 33, which proves social distancing is working, according to the local MP
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service executive director Don Mackie said cancer patients were not at risk.
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