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Queensland has recorded 16 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, which Deputy Premier Steven Miles described as “very encouraging news”.
All 16 new cases have been linked to the Indooroopilly Delta cluster in Brisbane, with three students and nine household contacts linked to Ironside State School and one teacher, two students and one household contact linked to Brisbane Grammar.
The total number of cases connected to the Indooroopilly Delta cluster is now 79, making it the biggest coronavirus outbreak in Queensland since the first wave hit last year, while a record-breaking 52,351 tests were performed in the past 24 hours.
Mr Miles said it was encouraging that of the latest cases, only three were infectious in the community for one day and one was infectious for two days.
Premierâs pitch to IOC: âNo firmer friend than a Queenslanderâ
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk put the people of Queensland front and centre of the 2032 Olympic bid in a three-day âvirtual showcaseâ with the International Olympic Commission.
The IOCâs Future Host Commission made a three-day âvirtual inspectionâ of the region and heard submissions from the Australian, Queensland and Brisbane government leaders.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk speaks about the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games bid, at Queensland Parliament House in February.
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Footage of proposed competition venues, Olympic villages, the International Broadcast Centre, the Main Press Centre and the ceremony stadium as well as the surrounding areas, was presented to the team.
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Subscriber only Brisbane Olympics backers have pitched Queensland s sporting facilities, the COVID Care Army and the state s natural wonders to the IOC in a three-day series of under-the-radar virtual meetings they hope will help win over Games decision makers and take another step towards securing the biggest event in the world. The remote assessment by the IOC Future Host Commission included a virtual visit to all locations on the venue masterplan as well as footage of proposed competition venues, Olympic Villages, the International Broadcast Centre, the Main Press Centre and the Ceremony Stadium, plus the surrounding areas.
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Subscriber only Brisbane Olympics backers have pitched Queensland s sporting facilities, the COVID Care Army and the state s natural wonders to the IOC in a three-day series of under-the-radar virtual meetings they hope will help win over Games decision makers and take another step towards securing the biggest event in the world. The remote assessment by the IOC Future Host Commission included a virtual visit to all locations on the venue masterplan as well as footage of proposed competition venues, Olympic Villages, the International Broadcast Centre, the Main Press Centre and the Ceremony Stadium, plus the surrounding areas.