The case of the Queensland hotel quarantine worker with the B117 variant has authorities concerned as it’s more infectious
A variant of Covid-19, which has triggered a snap lockdown in greater Brisbane and prompted the federal government to announce new testing requirements for travellers, may become the dominant variant circulating globally, virology and infectious diseases experts say.
The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, announced a three-day lockdown of greater Brisbane after a hotel quarantine worker was infected with the variant known as B117. With 79 close contacts identified, the case has health authorities concerned. While the variant has previously been detected in returned travellers isolated in hotel quarantine, it has not yet spread into the Australian community.
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