Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk yesterday announced Greater Brisbane's surprise three-day lockdown was over after no new COVID-19 cases were detected in the community after a massive 18,904 tests on Sunday.
Drive in COVID testing at Sullivan Nicholades in Bowen Hills on Monday, January 11, 2021. Picture: John Gass
But by the afternoon, Queensland Health had revealed the hotel cleaner's partner had since tested positive - with the case to be officially labelled as having been acquired in the community.
Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the result was "unsurprising" due to the more contagious nature of the UK mutant variant - which the cleaner was diagnosed with last week.