The positive result comes a day after a West Australian man, who quarantined in Brisbane after returning from the Philippines, tested positive to the Alpha strain on Wednesday after being infectious in the community for a week.
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said the other three travellers were sent to different hotel quarantines. The risk of the latest case has prompted health authorities to extend southeast Queensland’s mask mandate which was due to lift on Friday morning.
And yet ,, covid has a molecular size 500 times smaller than the air holes in the mask ,, meaning it makes no difference wearing it ,, a mask does nothing ! I know this ,, and a Chief Heal Officer doesn’t ? Com’on !! What a joke !
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