New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she is « disappointed » that Queensland’s borders are not open to everyone in the state
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said today that 32 local government areas in the Greater Sydney area will remain closed in Queensland
However, residents of the NSW region will be allowed to enter the state from November 3
Ms Palaszczuk made the announcement after meeting with health experts today, a day before the Queensland state election
Ms Berejiklian said ahead of the announcement that « there is no reason NSW residents should not be allowed in all parts of Australia, frankly »
« Keeping Queensland safe is also about keeping our economy open and I will not risk the safety of Queenslanders, » Ms Palaszczuk said
Ms Young said NSW had « done exceptionally well » and the state had a « very good testing program »
« They got off to a rough start due to the cases that arrived in New South Wales from Melbourne and it took them some time to get these original cases under control and we can see that their biggest risk remains that of the southwest is part of Sydney, ”she says
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce criticized the announcement, saying that by the time Queensland opens to Sydney people may have made other plans
« Keeping doors locked in places that you cannot realistically call hot spots makes no sense from a health perspective and it does a lot of social and economic damage as well »
Qantas and Jetstar were set to schedule more than 1,000 flights between the two states, but now hundreds of Queensland employees will remain on resignation, Mr. Joyce
Meanwhile, a New South Wales police officer entered compulsory isolation after entering the room of a returning traveler who was quarantined at a hotel in Sydney
Police say the police officer entered the bedroom of a man who had recently arrived on an international flight in the early hours of this morning
The gendarme stayed at the hotel for a short time before ending his shift at the police station
The hotel guest tested negative for COVID-19, but the police officer and another close contact were asked to self-isolate at home and watch for symptoms
NSW health officials said today there has been a case of community transmission of COVID-19 to a child at a trampoline center in southwest Sydney
The child was diagnosed last night after the 8:00 p.m. benchmark, so will be included in official figures tomorrow
Public health notice extended exposure time for potential infection at the trampoline center
NSW Health has said anyone visiting on Sunday, October 25 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. is now considered close contact and should get tested immediately
Anyone who went to Flip Out on Sunday, October 25 after 2 p.m. is now considered casual contact and should watch for symptoms
There were no new cases of locally acquired coronavirus within 24 hours until 8:00 p.m. last night, but six cases have been diagnosed in travelers in hotel quarantine
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said there were both 5,000 people quarantined in a hotel and dealing with this volume of travelers came with risks
« It is not an easy task and Victoria has demonstrated how difficult it is so I am not afraid that managing the quarantine system is extremely difficult, it is complex
« You are going to have cases every now and then where people need to take extra precautions or cases could spread because of this »
NSW Health has also issued a warning for Leppington’s F45 Gymnasium, where a positive case visited more than a dozen times between October 15 and 28
The case was part of Thursday’s COVID-19 reporting, when the state recorded its first mysterious infection in more than two weeks
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