A coronavirus cluster at a Melbourne airport hotel has prompted states and territories to introduce new travel rules for people travelling from Victoria.
The Sunshine State could slam its border shut to greater Melbourne beyond the current two weeks if there are cases of unlinked community transmission, as authorities race to track down 1500 people now in Queensland who passed through Tullamarine Airport. Queensland s border was closed to 36 areas in Victoria at 1am on Saturday, meaning any Queenslanders who return home over the next 14 days will need to undergo hotel quarantine. Queensland has recorded no new community COVID-19 cases on Saturday. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed the state recorded two new cases of COVID-19, both overseas acquired and detected in hotel quarantine. In the past 24 hours 7597 tests have been undertaken.
This is not the 2020 virus, this is something very different, he said on Friday.
International flights into Victoria have been suspended, Mr Andrews confirmed on Saturday, and the Commonwealth has declared greater Melbourne a hotspot.
Meanwhile, the outbreak has prompted several states to introduce border restrictions for people travelling from the state.
Queensland
Queensland has declared greater Melbourne a hotspot, and acting Health Minister Steven Miles said any travellers who have been to Melbourne will be ordered into hotel quarantine from 1am on Saturday.
He said the closure will give contact tracers time to track 1,500 people in Queensland linked to the outbreak in Melbourne.
A coronavirus cluster at a Melbourne airport hotel has prompted states and territories to introduce new travel rules for people travelling from Victoria.
A coronavirus cluster at a Melbourne airport hotel has prompted states and territories to introduce new travel rules for people travelling from Victoria.