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Health
21st Dec 2020 11:41 AM
In reaction to a cluster of COVID-19 infections in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney, the Queensland government has announced new restrictions.
The new measures include:
- Anyone entering Queensland from parts of NSW and greater Sydney has been asked to get tested for COVID-19 on arrival and self-quarantine until results come back negative
- From 1am Sunday anyone entering the state from New South Wales must fill in a border pass declaration
- Police have also begun randomly checking cars that cross the state border
- People travelling from the Northern Beaches region must apply for an exemption to enter Queensland, and will also need to complete 14 days of hotel quarantine.