A regional Queensland city is on high alert for COVID-19 after a positive case visited the city while unknowingly infectious.
Queensland Health have released a number of new potential exposure sites in Gladstone in central Queensland, as well as locations in the state’s southeast as they race to contact trace anyone linked to a growing cluster.
Four new local cases were recorded in Queensland on Monday morning, bringing the latest cluster to seven cases. One of the cases was in Gladstone from March 25 to 28.
In response, contact tracing is underway for the following locations.
Anyone who visited the following places at the specified times should get tested and quarantine immediately for 14 days from the time of potential exposure:
- Friday March 26: Spinnaker Park Cafe, Callemondah: 10.22am-11.23am
- Friday March 26: Auckland House, Gladstone Central: 7.23pm-9.30pm
- Saturday March 27: Auckland House, Gladstone Central: 7.33am-8.20am
Anyone who visited the following places at the specified times should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative test result:
- Sunday March 21: Liquorland Dolphins Central Shopping Centre, Kippa-Ring: 4.40pm-4.540pm
- Monday March 22: Bunnings Rothwell, Rothwell: 7.14am-7.27am
- Tuesday March 23: Redcliffe Train Line, Kippa-Ring to Lawnton: 7am-8am
- Tuesday March 23: Redcliffe Train Line: Lawnton to Kippa-Ring: 2pm-3pm
- Wednesday March 24: Redcliffe Train Line: Lawnton to Kippa-Ring: 2.30pm-3.30pm
- Thursday March 25: Gin Gin Bakery, Gin Gin: 1.26pm-1.33pm
- Thursday March 25: Gin Gin public toilet (male) opposite Gin Gin Bakery: 1:25pm- 1:50pm
- Thursday March 25: Miriam Vale Star Roadhouse and Caravan Park - male toilet, Miriam Vale: 2.35pm-2.45pm
- Thursday March 25: Redcliffe Train Line, Lawnton to Kippa-Ring: 5.45pm-6.45pm
- Friday March 26: Coles Stockland, Gladstone Central: 12.09pm-12.33pm
- Friday March 26: Redcliffe Train Line, Lawnton to Kippa-Ring: 2.30pm-3.30pm
- Friday March 26: Woolworths Peninsula Fair, Kippa-Ring: 3pm-3.20pm
- Friday March 26: Stockland Gladstone (including BWS), Gladstone: 4.46pm-5pm
- Friday March 26: Byron Beach Hotel, Byron Bay: 7.15pm-8.30pm
- Saturday March 27: IGA Redcliffe, Redcliffe: 12.50pm-12.55pm
- Sunday March 28: The Farm Byron Bay, Ewingsdale: 8am-9.30am.
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