Fears the Queensland case could spark an outbreak come as Victoria records no new cases of Covid and NSW records one
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A hotel quarantine worker in Queensland has tested positive for coronavirus, sparking a call for testing across Brisbane, even as New South Wales and Victoria both recorded zero cases of community transmission in the 24 hours to Wednesday 8pm.
The state’s chief health officer, Dr Jeanette Young, said the cleaner worked at a hotel where at least one returned traveller “definitely” had the new, highly-infectious UK variant of the virus.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jan/07/melbourne-mystery-covid-case-linked-to-sydney-outbreak-as-victoria-and-nsw-record-no-new-cases
