Thursday marks one year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Queensland.
Less than a month into 2020, the state was recovering from a summer of devastating bushfires and residents and authorities were bracing for cyclone season.
A cleaner in the otherwise vacated King George Square in Brisbane.
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By March, the nation was in lockdown and Queenslanders could be fined for leaving their homes.
The global tally of coronavirus cases has surpassed 100 million and more than 2 million people have died.
Brisbane Times takes a look back at how the virus spread through Queensland, and some of the state’s near misses.