Update: Parts of Queensland will go into lockdown from 6pm tonight for three days. Read more here.
A public health alert has been issued for two sites on the Gold Coast overnight after the Queensland Government imposed new COVID-19 restrictions.
The two sites are both in the Oasis Shopping Centre in Broadbeach, and anyone who was at the places at the times listed must immediately quarantine and get tested for COVID-19:
- Woolworths Oasis, The Oasis Shopping Centre, Broadbeach on Saturday 26 June from 1.25-1.50pm
- BWS Bottleshop, The Oasis Shopping Centre, Broadbeach on Saturday 26 June from 1.30-2pm
The alerts come as much of Queensland is living with new COVID-19 restrictions this morning after the state recorded two locally acquired cases yesterday.
A mask wearing mandate and other restrictions are now in force for the following QLD local government areas (LGAs):
- Noosa
- Sunshine Coast
- Ipswich
- Logan
- Redlands
- Morton
- Brisbane
- Gold Coast
- Scenic Rim
- Lockyer Valley
- Somerset
Venues will return to the one person per four square metre rule, dancing will be banned except for at weddings, eating and drinking must be done while seated, and Queenslanders must remember to check in at venues.
The new settings will be in place for two weeks.
Updated at 10.04am AEST on 29 June 2021.
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