New Queensland COVID case poses ‘no risk’ to the community

Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young says the new locally acquired case reported in the state is the “perfect case” because the person has been in quarantine during their infectious period. “We only had one community-acquired case overnight in Queensland and that was the perfect case, if I could describe it as that,” she said. Dr Young said the positive case, who attended the party in Byron Bay, went into quarantine upon returning to Queensland and tested negative on Monday night. “Then they were tested again Wednesday morning when they were positive,” she said. “So they have been in quarantine during their infectious period, so no risk at all”. Dr Young said some restrictions such as wearing masks indoors will remain in place for 14 days, but she does not believe the lockdown - which will be lifted from midday - is required any longer to manage the spread.

from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/31Bju4i