Health
Latest case of UK variant in Brisbane triggers massive contact tracing effort – SBS
Health authorities in NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania have advised anyone who visited the Queensland exposure sites against entering their states.
A hunt is underway for the missing link that passed COVID-19 from a Brisbane doctor to the city’s newest case.
Genomic testing on Friday night confirmed the 26-year-old man’s coronavirus infection is linked to a Princess Alexandra Hospital doctor who was diagnosed on March 12.
It was also confirmed the man, a landscaper, had the coronavirus variant first reported in the UK, which is more contagious.
The doctor visited four venues in the city’s south while she was infectious, but Queensland Chief…
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