Flight crew members found COVID-positive after being allowed to leave Queensland

Two flight crew members have returned positive tests for COVID-19 after being allowed to leave hotel quarantine in Queensland.

The women tested positive overnight on Tuesday but “had departed Australia prior to their results being available”, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.

Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young indicated allowing them to leave for overseas before their test results were received was part of standard practice.

“We are testing all flight crew now, when they come into…