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Brisbane hospital in lockdown after new COVID-19 case
A major hospital in Brisbane has been placed in lockdown after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, the Queensland government said on Friday night.
Princess Alexandra Hospital, a major teaching hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, went into lockdown after a staff member, believed to be a doctor, tested positive earlier in the day.
The staff member had contact with COVID-19 patients in the early hours of Wednesday, March 10, Queensland government officials said.
The person was infectious while moving around in community on Thursday, March 11. Contact tracing is underway.
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