Coronavirus restrictions to ease further across Queensland from this weekend

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced several coronavirus restrictions will be eased across the state from this weekend.

Ms Palaszczuk said gathering limits at homes would be increase from 50 to 100 people and the number of people who could gather outside would increase from 100 to 500 from 1:00am on Saturday.

The number of people at camping sites will increase from one person per 2 square metres to no limit.

Lift capacity will also increase from four people to six.

Queensland has recorded five new cases of coronavirus overnight which were acquired overseas and detected in hotel quarantine.

More to come.