An urgent health alert has been issued after two passengers arriving from a 'red zone' country were allowed to mingle with travellers heading to New Zealand at Brisbane Airport in a major coronavirus breach.
The duo had returned from Covid hotspot Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday morning and were then allowed to head to a cafe and a retail outlet at the airport for almost two hours before authorities discovered the breach.
One has since tested positive to the virus.
The passengers were at the airport's Hudson Cafe at the same time almost 400 'green zone' travellers were preparing to fly out to New Zealand.