Queensland has recorded four new cases of coronavirus as a cluster linked to the state’s prison training academy grows.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the new cases were known contacts of positive cases linked to the cluster that has emerged from the Queensland Corrective Services Academy.
It brings the total of active cases in the state to 28 and the total number of positive cases in the Sunshine State to 1121 since the pandemic began.
Ms Palaszczuk said they had tested more than 10,500 people in 24 hours.
“Remember it’s absolutely critical if you have any symptoms please go and get tested,” she said.
Three of the new cases live together with two other positive cases, she said. The government is working to quickly track down where they work, go to school or child care.
The Premier said the new cases were located in the suburbs of Forest Lake and Collingwood Park.
Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, confirmed the new cases were linked to “known contacts” and had affected a school which had been closed.
She also stated that of the confirmed cases had travelled out to Toowoomba and as a result “a decision was made yesterday that we need to protect the vulnerable people who live in the Darling Downs hospital and health service region”.
This means new restrictions will be introduced for people who live in Cherbourg, Goondiwindi, south of Burnett, southern Downs, Toowoomba and Western Downs, restricting gatherings to a maximum of 10 people.
Residential aged care and disability accommodation facilities have restrictions on visitors and residents leaving the facility.
Dr Young said one of the cases attended a school in Redbank Plains.
“Now, we do know they attend the Staines Memorial College, they attend that school and that school has alerted other students and families about the case and indeed it is associated with a church, so that people were told not to attend,” she said.
“But that school has a very good system in place and they have already contacted all of the families.”
Dr Young said there had now been 101 days worth of infectious people as the state’s list of places visited by confirmed cases also grows.
“We have now had over 101 days of infectious people out in our community in the last 14 days. So that means there has been those 101 opportunities for people to get infected, so we know that we will see more cases,” she said.
She said that would likely have increased due to the fresh cases diagnosed over the weekend.
Dr Young urged people to wear masks to contain the spread in places like shopping centres, public transports and rideshare services.
“Over the last few days, I have been saying to people that this is the time to get out those flat surgical masks that you can now buy anywhere,” she said.
“Those masks, or, if you have made masks, with three layers of thickness, they are effective as well.
“Not quite as effective, but they are pretty good. It is really time to start using them. If you can’t socially distance when you go to the shopping centre, use a mask.
“Try to always socially distance. That is far, far more effective. But if you can’t do it, use a mask. If you are in a taxi or a rideshare or on public transport, that is a time to wear a mask, because you can imagine we have all got our windows close it is a bit cold at the moment for Queensland, so we are sitting in a confined space, in a taxi or a rideshare or our own car, and if there is anyone who is not part of the household, who is in that car, really, think about using a mask to protect yourself and protect others.
“Because you can’t socially distance in a car. And public transport, if you can’t socially distance there, where a mask.”
New additions to the contract-tracing list include:
August 26: Coomera Westfield 9:30am 10:25am, Woolworths Pimpama Junction 10:40am-10:50am, Kmart Oxenford 11:00am-11:10am, Bunnings Oxenford 11:20am-11:50am, Woolworths Pimpama Junction 12:00pm-12:15pm, Zazar’s Kebabs Pimpama 12:15pm-12:25pm, Logan Motorway BP Service Centre and McDonald’s Larapinta 5:45pm-5:50pm, Gold Coast University Hospital Fever Clinic, Southport 7:00pm-7:20pm, Pub Lane Tavern, Greenbank Shopping Centre 7:30pm-9:30pm
August 27: Princess Alexandra Hospital Fever Clinic, Woolloongabba 12:40pm-12:55pm, Priceline Pharmacy Forest Lake 9:00am-9:10am, Coles Forest Lake Shopping Centre 9.15am-9.30am.
Dr Young said it was now time for Queenslanders to be “ultra cautious” as just one case could lead to multiple clusters.
She urged people to wear a mask if they can’t socially distance to “get us out” of the current cluster.
“It’s really time to start using them. If you can’t socially distance when you go to the shopping centre, use a mask,” she said.
“If you’re in a rideshare or taxi or public transport, use a mask.”
“This cluster is growing, four cases today, four cases yesterday.
“But we can keep that under control and not have to impact on the rest of our lives.”
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