Brisbane Airport domestic terminal declared close contact exposure site
Key points:The infectious person flew from Sydney to Brisbane on Friday without a valid border passQueensland Health announced Brisbane Airport's domestic terminal as a close contact site on Sunday afternoon, after a case recorded in NSW visited there on Saturday morning.
A NSW Health spokesperson confirmed the infected passenger flew from Sydney to Brisbane on Friday on Virgin Airlines flight 917 and did not have a valid border pass to enter the state.That test came back positive, leading Queensland Health authorities to announce that anyone who was at Gate 24 between 6:18am and 7:00am on Saturday is considered a close contact.
Travellers or employees who were at the domestic terminal between 8:25am and 9:00am on Friday and 6:00am and 7:00am on Saturday are considered low-risk contacts. "We are asking all Queenslanders to regularly monitor the list of exposure venues on the Queensland Health website and follow the public health advice, as there may be more locations," a Queensland Health statement said., with just 14 infections in hotel quarantine recorded in that period.
The low numbers led to parts of the state's south-east and Townsville easing some restrictions last Friday.More than 25,500 vaccine doses have been delivered by Queensland Health in the past 24 hours.What you need to know about coronavirus: