Greater Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown from 6.00pm Friday evening after a quarantine hotel worker tested positive to the UK strain of COVID-19.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the stay-at-home order on Friday morning, saying “We need to this. I’ve accepted the strong advice from Dr Young. If we do not do this now, it could end up being a 30-day lockdown.”

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The 3-day lockdown means that people living in Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Moreton and Redlands will be required to stay home from 6.00pm tonight until 6.00pm on Monday, with only a few exceptions, including essential work, providing medical or healthcare, and shopping for necessities.

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Video footage has emerged showing long queues forming at some supermarkets following the announcement.

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Masks are also mandatory outside the home, although exempt from this ruling are children under 12. Fines of $200 will apply to anyone not wearing a mask.

“We can’t put it back in the box,” said Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young. “It’ll be too late if on Monday I stand up here in front of you and say ‘we’ve had ten cases and they’ve been out infectious in the community, infecting people.”

BREAKING: Following a confirmed case of the highly infections UK coronavirus strain, Greater Brisbane will be entering a three day lockdown.

These measures are tough, but they are important to keep our community safe.#covid19 pic.twitter.com/o8CfnRraYl

— Annastacia Palaszczuk (@AnnastaciaMP) January 7, 2021

The quarantine hotel worker who tested positive to the highly-infectious UK strain of COVID-19 had unknowingly moved around the community for five days prior to testing positive.

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Anyone who has visited Greater Brisbane since January 2nd, but is currently located elsewhere is also asked to self-isolate for the 3-day Brisbane lockdown period.

For full details on the 3-day lockdown, a list of venues and public transport routes visited by the positive case, head to the Queensland Government COVID-19 current status page: www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/greater-brisbane-lockdown

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