Queensland records second consecutive COVID-19 doughnut day

The fragments were detected at wastewater treatment plants in South Mackay on the central Queensland coast, the Ipswich suburbs of Goodna and Carole Park, and at Wacol in Brisbane’s south-west.

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At 1am on Friday, mask-wearing and restrictions on gatherings were eased for Greater Brisbane after they were resurrected in response to fears of an outbreak of the highly infectious UK strain of the virus.

Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said Queensland returned to “having among the lowest restrictions in our economy in the country” by going back to the COVID-19 roadmap in place in December.

Dr Young said 14 days had passed since the last case related to the Hotel Grand Chancellor cluster entered quarantine, and mass testing had found…