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From 1:00 this-morning, Greater Sydney was declared a covid hotspot. Anyone entering Queensland will be required to stay in 14 day hotel quarantine at their own cost. Queensland residents returning from Greater Sydney will be given an extra 24 hours to get back.
Queensland Deputy Police Commissioner STEVE GOLLSCHEWSKI says re-entry checkpoints were made operational overnight at the Qld border….
The State Government has also issued a stern warning to pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes across Queensland, following issues with contact tracing from an Eight Mile Plains pub, on the border with Logan City, at the centre of a COVID scare.
Officials were unable to get in contact with everyone because of illegible handwriting and incomplete details.
Venues will have 72 hours to introduce QR codes or some other electronic check-in or face restrictions.
“We are giving a clear message to our pubs and clubs and cafes right across Queensland that you will have 72 hours to get your house in order,” The Premier said.
“That means you must have QR codes or you must have electronic devices in place otherwise you will be going back to the one per four square metres and people will not be able to stand up and enjoy their drinks. ”
A blitz of businesses across the state will be undertaken in the lead up to Christmas amid concerns many venues are not adhering to COVID rules.
Queensland Health officials have also confirmed there are now 15 people currently in the Sunshine state who are close contacts of the Sydney cluster, but they’ve all have been tested and are now in quarantine.
Officials also remain concerned after fragments of the virus were detected in sewage on the Gold Coast, North Cairns, Townsville and Cleveland.
