Woman who flew to Queensland from Victoria tested positive for new UK COVID-19 variant

Queensland health authorities are tracing close contacts of a woman who flew to Brisbane on a Jetstar flight from Victoria and has tested positive for the highly contagious UK variant of coronavirus.

Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the woman flew into Melbourne from the UK on December 26 and tested positive a day later.

“She was then isolated and did the 10 days required isolation, cleared all her symptoms and was allowed to leave Victoria and fly to Queensland on the 5th of January,” Dr Young said.

Dr Young said Victorian authorities alerted their Queensland counterparts…