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How hotel cleaner with UK mutant strain caught virus
Health authorities have tracked down the source of infection after a hotel cleaner sent Brisbane into lockdown when she was found to be carrying the highly-contagious UK strain of COVID-19.
Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeanette Young confirmed a man had given the coronavirus variant to the woman, who worked at The Grand Chancellor hotel.
“We’ve found the first person which is so critical,” she told reporters on Saturday morning.
“That’s what I want to do every time – find the first person so we can immediately get everyone…
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