Queensland Health is urging Darling Downs residents to get tested for COVID-19 after another truck driver tested positive for the virus.
The truckie who is from the Logan City suburb of Windaroo had travelled from Sydney before arriving in Queensland last Saturday.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has told state parliament urgent contact tracing is underway.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk
The other truck driver drove into Queensland on Tuesday August 25 and returned to New South Wales the next day while he was still infectious.
Exposure sites have emerged in Goondiwindi, the Ipswich suburb of Bundamba and Archerfield in Brisbane.
Health authorities have issued close contact alerts for the amenities and dining section of a BP Truckstop in Goondiwindi , a BP Service Station in Archerfield and the Puma Service Station in Bundamba.
Exposure sites include:
| Exposure date | Place | Suburb | Exposure times | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 26 August 2021 | BP Service Station (outdoors including truck parking area) Corner Randolph St and Boundary Rd |
Archerfield | 8.50am – 11.10am | Casual |
| Thursday 26 August 2021 | BP Service Station (indoor areas) Corner Randolph St and Boundary Rd |
Archerfield | 10am – 10.40am | Close |
| Thursday 26 August 2021 | Puma Service Centre Bundamba (foodcourt) Cnr Ashburn Rd & Hawkins Crescent |
Bundamba | 1.20pm – 2.25pm | Close |
| Thursday 26 August 2021 | Puma Service Centre Bundamba (Excluding foodcourt) Cnr Ashburn Rd & Hawkins Crescent |
Bundamba | 1.20pm – 2.25pm | Casual |
| Thursday 26 August 2021 | Goondiwindi BP Truckstop BP Service Station, 11/11 Cunningham Hwy, Goondiwindi QLD 4390 |
Goondiwindi | 5.30pm – 6.30pm | Close |
