How Queensland tested its way to good health through ‘battleground’ of new strain

Thursday January 21, 2021

Greater Brisbane has secured its freedom from health restrictions. Testing at higher levels, and through new methods, may be a game changer.

Deputy Premier and former health minister Steven Miles (centre) during a visit to Ellume this week.

Restrictions in Greater Brisbane will be eased at 1am Friday, allowing for larger gatherings, fewer masks, and pre-Christmas levels of freedom.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the UK strain of COVID-19 had overwhelmed hospitals in the UK but Queensland had risen to the challenge.

“Brisbane was Australia’s first…

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