Queensland has revised its restrictions for people returning from Western Australia, with plans to release some quarantined guests early.
WA announced it will ease restrictions at midnight (AWST) tonight after reporting no new cases linked to a quarantine hotel guest in Perth.
Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young welcomed the news, saying it meant Queensland could begin moving people out of hotel quarantine.
Starting at midday on Tuesday, 27 April 2021, anyone who has been quarantined because of travel to WA can leave if they:
- have returned at least one negative COVID-19 test
- have not attended any of the venues listed as being linked to the three WA cases
- provide contact details for the further 14 days since they initially entered quarantine and
- agree to immediately test and isolate if they develop any symptoms in the further 14 days since they entered quarantine..
People who have been in the Perth or Peel regions on or since 17 April are not allowed to attend aged care or disability residential facilities, hospitals or prisons unless they obtained an exemption for an end-of-life visit or it had been 14 days since they left WA.
"WA has done an excellent job of containing their cases to just three," Dr Young said.
"Once they went into lockdown, Queensland, like other states, acted swiftly with an abundance of caution to limit any risk of transmission here. We know prevention measures can be inconvenient, but they are necessary to protect Queenslanders."
Queensland recorded two new COVID-19 cases today, both detected in hotel quarantine. The state has recorded a total of 1,532 cases.
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