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

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January 21, 2021

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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