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Brisbane COVID-19 case infected despite ‘no breaches’ in protocol as doctor waits to see if she has highly transmissible UK strain – ABC News

Queensland health authorities investigate how a Brisbane doctor caught COVID-19 within a hospital as the Australian Medical Association accuses the state government…

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Queensland health authorities are investigating how a Brisbane doctor caught COVID-19 within a hospital as they wait to find out if she has the highly infectious UK strain.
Key points:

  • Contact tracers are racing to find people who attended three “high risk” locations on Thursday
  • The doctor tested positive on Friday after waking up with a sore throat
  • Hospitals and other facilities in Greater Brisbane went into a 72-hour lockdown on Saturday

Genomic testing is being carried out to determine if the doctor,…

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