Australian authorities have implemented a 3-day lockdown in Brisbane to prevent the further spread of the new COVID-19 variant.
This was after a quarantine hotel worker tested positive for the UK COVID-19 variant. The 79 individuals in close contact with the quarantine hotel worker are currently isolated and under quarantine.
Your safety is our number one priority.
— Annastacia Palaszczuk (@AnnastaciaMP) January 8, 2021
For the next three days, we’re asking people in Greater Brisbane to stay at home.
If you need to leave your home, masks are mandatory.
If we don’t do this now, it could end up being a 30-day lockdown. #covid19au pic.twitter.com/LnJ40yd0sR
Residents are also advised to wear face masks when leaving the house.
Wedding and funeral ceremonies are still allowed but with limited attendees.
Around 2 million residents will have to stay home unless they have to leave due to essential business.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the lockdown will be done “to enable Queensland health authorities to get on top of the UK strain case in Brisbane.”
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