Department of Health media releases

27 August 2020
Public Health Alert: Brisbane Youth Detention Centre cluster

Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where cases of the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre cluster visited.

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26 August 2020
Season two podcast reveals more human body facts

The second season of Queensland Health's podcast, My Amazing Body, is now streaming. 'My Amazing Body' explores interesting, unknown and misunderstood parts of your body, featuring interviews with medical experts and stories from real Queenslanders.

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22 August 2020
Urgent new COVID-19 measures after youth detention centre cluster detected

Queensland Health is putting in place urgent extra protection measures after a further six people associated with the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre tested positive to COVID-19 yesterday. A total of seven people associated with the centre have now tested positive.

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20 August 2020
COVID-19 case identified in Ipswich

A massive contact tracing, testing and quarantining operation is underway after an Ipswich resident yesterday tested positive to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

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19 August 2020
Public Health Alert: Brisbane South

A Public Health Alert has been issued for locations in the Brisbane South area in relation to a confirmed case of COVID-19.

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14 August 2020
Three new COVID-19 cases identified in Queensland

Queensland Health has today announced three new COVID-19 cases, bringing total cases to 1,092. None of the cases are currently considered to be a risk to the community.

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10 August 2020
Queensland novel coronavirus (COVID-19) update

Queensland has one new case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to report today, bringing total cases to 1,089.

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2 August 2020
Queensland novel coronavirus (COVID-19) update

Queensland has one new case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The new case recently returned from overseas via New South Wales and is in quarantine. There are a total of 1,085 cases in Queensland.

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2 August 2020
Measures increased to protect our most vulnerable

Queensland Health is stepping up COVID-19 protections for our most vulnerable by requiring more residential aged care facilities to take extra precautions to protect their residents from the virus.

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31 July 2020
Public Health Alert: West Moreton and Brisbane South

A Public Health Alert has been issued for locations in the West Moreton and Brisbane South area in relation to today's (31 July 2020) confirmed case of COVID-19.

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30 July 2020
Queensland novel coronavirus (COVID-19) update

The Queensland Government has reported three new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours - in addition to the 3 new cases announced yesterday - bringing the total case number to 1082

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23 July 2020
New Covid-19 hotspot declared for NSW

Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young today declared the City of Fairfield in New South Wales (NSW) a new COVID-19 hotspot following further COVID-19 community transmission.

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22 July 2020
Queensland novel coronavirus (COVID-19) update

Queensland has one new case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to report today, bringing total cases to 1,073.

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20 July 2020
Queensland novel coronavirus (COVID-19) update

Queensland has one new case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to report today, bringing total cases to 1072.

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14 July 2020
Fake names and numbers putting broader community at risk

Customers who provide false contact details at venues are putting the health of other Queenslanders at risk - and threatening the state's hard-earned progress made over the past 6 months.

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13 July 2020
Queensland novel coronavirus (COVID-19) update

Queensland has one new case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to report today, bringing total cases to 1071.

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12 July 2020
Public health alert: Crossroads Hotel COVID-19 warning

The Queensland Government has issued a public health alert urging Queenslanders who visited NSW's Crossroads Hotel between July 3 to July 10 inclusive, to get COVID-19 tested and isolate immediately.

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11 July 2020
Queensland COVID-19 update

Queensland has two new overseas-acquired cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to report today, bringing the total cases to 1,070.

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9 July 2020
Statement - flight arrivals before 12pm 10 July

Queensland Health is reminding airline passengers arriving before midday Friday 10 July that they will not be allowed to leave the airport until COVID-19 travel restrictions have been lifted, as planned. Passengers who are travelling with exemptions will be able to be processed as per normal.

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7 July 2020
Queensland novel coronavirus (COVID-19) update

Queensland has one new case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to report today, bringing total cases to 1068.

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