Day 1 Of Brisbane Snap Lockdown

After 4 new cases were added to the Brisbane cluster yesterday, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced a snap three-day lockdown. Residents of Brisbane, Logan, Moreton Bay, Ipswich and the Redlands can only leave their homes for grocery shopping, exercise, essential work, and caring for vulnerable people. The lockdown will until at least Thursday afternoon.

This ‘circuit breaker’ will hopefully cut transmission for a few days and give contact tracers an opportunity to find any missing infection links. The cluster is thought to have originated from an earlier infection at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, but the exact chain of transmission has not been confirmed.

With JobKeeper ending on the weekend as well, this new lockdown has dealt a heavy blow to an already hurting Tourism and hospitality sector. We hope for all people and businesses that this snap lockdown will be short and effective, and that we can all enjoy a COVID-free Easter.

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