Anyone in NSW who has been in Greater Brisbane during the last nine days must go into lockdown, NSW Health has ordered.
Key points:
- Ms Berejiklian said the border with Queensland would remain open, but discouraged travel there
- The Byron Beach Hotel and The Farm were both visited by two confirmed COVID-19 cases
- NSW recorded no local cases yesterday
That means they must stay home for three days, except for essential reasons like gathering food and supplies, exercise, work and medical care.
The order applies to anyone who has visited Greater Brisbane since March 20, but excludes people who have transited through Brisbane Airport.
It comes as the Greater Brisbane area prepares for a three-day lockdown following local transmission of the UK strain of COVID-19.
The lockdowns affect the council areas of Brisbane, Ipswich, Moreton Bay, Logan, and Redlands.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has urged people not to travel to Queensland ahead of the busy Easter period as health alerts were issued for NSW's popular tourist destination Byron Bay.
Ms Berejiklian said she was concerned about Brisbane's outbreak, which suggested there were strains of the virus previously undetected by contact tracing, but fell short of banning travel to Queensland.
"We recommend people who were considering going to Greater Brisbane: change your plans," Ms Berejiklian said.
"And also, consider changing your plans if you were travelling anywhere in Queensland because we understand there have been some cases or potential cases outside of Greater Brisbane and throughout broader Queensland."
Earlier today Queensland Health advised that two new cases of COVID-19 attended venues in Byron Bay, on NSW's far north coast, from Friday, March 26 to Sunday, March 28 before returning to Queensland.
Among them:
- Byron Beach Hotel on Friday, March 26 from 7:15pm - 8:30pm.
- The Farm Byron Bay on Sunday, March 28 from 8:00am - 9:30am.
Ms Berejiklian said the two people had been at an "event" in Byron, but did not elaborate on what type.
NSW Health urged anyone who attended the venues at the times listed to get tested immediately and self-isolate until further advice is provided "after we assess the transmission risk at these venues."
"Urgent investigations and contact tracing are underway," the statement continued.
Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said they had alerted 1,321 visitors to the Byron Beach Hotel so far.
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)Music festival Bluesfest assured fans the Byron Bay festival would go ahead despite having COVID-affected venues in the area.
In a statement, organisers said, following conversations with Health Minister Brad Hazzard, anyone affected by Brisbane’s lockdown would be barred from attending the first day.
"Based on advice from NSW Health, we are not allowing ticket holders that are affected by the three-day Queensland lockdown to attend the festival on the first day, Thursday April 1," a statement read.
Ms Berejiklian said she would "follow the health advice rather than the advice of my political colleagues" when asked why she wasn't following the Queensland Premier's recommendation to declare Greater Brisbane a hotspot.
"Already New South Wales has put in place strict precautions on people coming back through the airport ... in the main, I'm confident that what we've put in place will allow us to keep on top of any cases in New South Wales."
NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8:00pm last night.
Two new cases were acquired overseas, bringing the total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 5,094.
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