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A 12-year-old boy is among three new cases of coronavirus in Queensland, all potentially unlinked to previous clusters, that have caused authorities to hold off on easing restrictions as they scramble to do contact tracing.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the boy had arrived in Sydney on June 21 and completed quarantine there, before flying into Brisbane on QF544 on July 9.
“That 12-year-old has tested positive. The close contact of the 12-year-old, a parent, has tested positive, and then we also have in addition to that, at the international airport, we also have a fully vaccinated international airport worker who has tested positive.”
2021-07-15 04:05:19 GMT2021-07-15 12:05:19(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SYDNEY, July 15 (Xinhua) COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc throughout Australia s most populated state of New South Wales (NSW) with a further 65 new locally acquired cases being recorded in the 24 hours up to 8:00 p.m Wednesday local time.
Speaking at her daily COVID-19 press conference on Thursday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian expressed concern that 28 of those cases were out in the community while infectious. The number in the last 24 hours is too high, she said, predicting Friday s new case numbers could rise.
Berejiklian did, however, see a positive sign in the latest statistics, noting that they were a welcome drop to the previous day s figures of 97 new cases.
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Local outbreaks, vaccine rules and lockdowns. Here s the latest COVID-19 news across Australia
The coronavirus pandemic has flared up again across Australia. If you re struggling to keep up with the news, let s bring you up to speed on all the latest from across the states. 1 July 2021
As millions of Australians wait to see if lockdowns will end as planned, there have been plenty of updates on coronavirus from around the states.Â
We won t blame you if you weren t able to keep up with it all.
So here s your quick guide to what s happened so far today to get you up to speed.