Why will interstate arrivals need a COVID test on day five in Queensland?

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Queensland will open up to interstate COVID hotspots from next Monday with no quarantine requirement, but the latest health directive will require all visitors to be tested for COVID on the fifth day of their visit. Here's why that's required.

"So we don't gain a lot by putting it out further, but by having it that little bit earlier, we pick up most people early," Dr Aitken said.

It is also consistent with hotel quarantine arrangements that require guests to be tested on day five.Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said in that case, the day five test rule would not apply."[But] if you're still in Queensland and you're positive, we want to know … so we can protect you and the community."The public health direction will allow for some wriggle room.

"Where you cannot get a test on that particular day because testing is not available, we'll make sure the direction allows for that person to get the test shortly before, or shortly after, to still meet those requirements," Ms D'Ath said. To put it simply, that means if you are heading to an island with no testing capacity, you need to get the test either shortly beforehand or the moment you leave the island.Ms D'Ath said there would be some testing capacity that day "at public sites".

 

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Article states ‘from Interstate hotspots’ - So if is not a hotspot none of this applies? If a Queenslander goes interstate for a holiday, short business trip, essential worker, does this apply? Is there a flow chart, ie Q1. Tick a box to find your specific obligations? Confused

So if your day 5 lands on Christmas you still need to get tested but Piloshite won't put testing sites on islands so people in small tight communities can stay safe. Please AnnastaciaMP tell us more about how this is about keeping Queensland sage and not all about the south east

Because Piloshite will not be happy till the tourist industry in Queensland is dead. The AnnastaciaMP AustralianLabor government are trying to kill jobs and businesses so AlboMP can run in Queensland on blaming ScottMorrisonMP for her failures.

Is it to see if they have Covid

so NSW is a complete disaster hotspot

To try and deter people coming to Qld - that’s why

The rules haven’t made sense since the beginning, just a quick lockdown to flatten the curve.....

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