Tag: Brisbane

Brisbane Lockdown Ends but Masks Remain for 10 Days

The Queensland government has lifted Brisbane’s three-day CCP virus lockdown, but people will need to continue wearing masks for another ten days. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told reporters on Monday the lockdown will end on Monday at 6 pm, and people will be able to leave their homes for any reason. The new mask rule and…


Brisbane Restaurant Owners Back City-Wide Lockdown as Financial Toll Bites

Brisbane restaurant owners are supportive of a city-wide lockdown to contain a single case of the mutated UK-strain of COVID-19 but warn their businesses are taking a huge financial toll. On Friday, Queensland State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the three-day lockdown to begin on the same day. The lockdown is designed to give health officials…


No Local Victorian COVID Cases, Day Three

A strict three-day lockdown in Greater Brisbane has plunged Victorians’ travel plans into disarray, while the state has recorded zero new local COVID-19 cases. Victoria has recorded a third consecutive day without a locally-acquired COVID-19 case as interstate travel headaches for the state’s residents continue. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said Victorians in the Brisbane, Moreton…


Brisbane Goes Into Three Day Lockdown

Brisbane is going into a strict lockdown for three days over the weekend as health authorities race to track down everyone who came into contact a confirmed case of the highly-infectious UK strain of the CCP virus, which causes the COVID-19 disease. Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the government learned at 4 p.m. on…


A Young Child and Hotel Quarantine Cleaner Test Positive for the CCP Virus in Queensland

A young child in hotel quarantine in Queensland has tested positive for the CCP virus after returning from the UK, along with a member of a hotel quarantine cleaning staff, the state’s government reported on Thursday. Genome sequencing is underway to determine if either of those infected with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus (novel…


Indian Cricket Team Reluctant to Quarantine Another 14 Days in Brisbane

India have reportedly expressed concern about being forced into a hard quarantine on entry to Brisbane, claiming they’d rather the fourth Test be played elsewhere. The Australian and Indian teams are set to fly to Sydney on Monday to continue preparations for the third cricket Test, before flying to Queensland for the fourth and final…