Woman who claims to be Bli Bli Covid case says she never mixed with locals
She claims to have flown directly to Brisbane and wore a mask while travelling
The day after arriving on Sunshine Coast, she claims she was alerted to Covid
She immediately got tested and isolated until getting her positive test result
Woman claims an ambulance picked her up and transported her to hospital
Millions of Queenslanders set for three-day lockdown as state records two new local COVID-19 cases sbs.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sbs.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Northern Territory: 754 in isolation; 24 in Alice Springs; 70 in Howard Springs
Southeast Queensland is ‘on the verge of lockdown’ as 170 workers arrived in Brisbane and a female miner from the Bli Bli area of the Sunshine Coast tested positive after spending time out in the community.
Another 24 went to Alice Springs and tested negative, and there are an additional 70 contacts at the Howard Springs hotel quarantine facility.
Victoria Police increased patrols at the border with NSW, after the state noted 18 new cases on Monday. NSW Premier Gladys Brejiklian said “we have to be prepared for the numbers to go up considerably”.
New Zealand will restart the trans-Tasman bubble next week to states not engulfed in a resurgence of Covid cases.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shut down travel between Australia and NZ on Saturday night after earlier suspending it for NSW.
From Monday, travellers from Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the ACT will be welcomed back into New Zealand.
However, Australian travellers will have to produce a negative Covid-19 test before they are allowed to fly.
From Monday, travellers from Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the ACT will be welcomed back into New Zealand (pictured family and friends reunite after the travel bubble between NZ and Australia began in April)