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Brisbane lockdown to be lifted at 6:00pm but masks and some restrictions to remain
The Brisbane lockdown will be lifted at 6:00pm tonight with no new cases reported, though masks will remain mandatory in crowded areas for another 10 days.
Key points:
- Tens of thousands of coronavirus tests have been conducted since Friday
- The lockdown was imposed after a cleaner tested positive to the UK variant
- Masks will be mandatory for another 10 days until 1:00am on January 22
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said it had been a “great effort” by Queenslanders over the past three days.
“This is the best news we could have hoped for, absolutely the best news,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
No cases were reported since 6:00pm on Friday, when Queensland authorities imposed a snap lockdown to slow the potential spread of a UK coronavirus…
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