Schools closed, masks mandatory — here’s what you need to know about Brisbane’s lockdown restrictions

Authorities have declared a three-day lockdown for the Greater Brisbane region after 10 new coronavirus cases were detected.

Six of the cases were acquired overseas and are in hotel quarantine but, worryingly, there are four new community cases of the highly infectious UK strain of the virus.

It takes the total number of cases in the latest cluster to seven.

When will the lockdown end?

The lockdown measures start at 5:00pm on Monday.

At this stage they will continue until 5:00pm on Thursday, just before the start of the Easter long weekend.

But it could be extended.

The lockdown will be reviewed on Wednesday night.

Queensland has…