Details have been revealed of the trail of destruction left behind by three women who allegedly lied about travelling to Melbourne in order to get back into Queensland.
“The month of August sales got affected about $100,000 dollars down. It was very very tough,” he told the program.
Ms Muranga and Ms Lasu reportedly contracted COVID-19 during their trip to Melbourne. Ms Timbo did not contract the virus.Source:News Corp AustraliaSource:News Corp Australia “These things unfortunately they happen and it’s a pandemic. But when there is a carelessness involved by a couple of people that’s un-Australian.”
On July 21, when the trio flew back into Brisbane, Melbourne recorded 341 COVID-19 cases in a single day.The women allegedly flew from Melbourne to Sydney before heading back to Queensland, with police accusing them of lying on their border pass about being in the hot spot. About three weeks after the women were caught, there was an explosion of 50 coronavirus cases at the Brisbane Youth Detention and police training Academy.Health experts then revealed they believe the outbreak originated from the women, with a “missing link” connecting the two clusters.
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