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Brisbane COVID case confirmed to be UK variant with link to Princess Alexandra Hospital cluster
Genomic testing has shown Brisbane’s latest locally acquired COVID-19 case is linked to a previous cluster involving two overseas travellers and a doctor at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Key points:
- Genomic testing has confirmed the Brisbane landscaper is infected with the UK strain
- Authorities don’t know how he became infected
- Other states and territories have moved swiftly to restrict travel from Queensland
Overnight, a 26-year-old landscaper from Stafford, in Brisbane’s inner north, tested positive to COVID-19, in the first-known community transmission in Queensland in 13 days.
Queensland Health said the genomic testing confirmed the man had the B117 variant, also known as the UK strain.
Authorities are now investigating how he…
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