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Queensland authorities identify COVID-19 strain linked to Papua New Guinea
Queensland Health says a new strain of COVID-19 detected in travellers from Papua New Guinea isn’t a “lineage of concern”.
Key points:
- Travel between PNG and Australia is restricted
- A viral strain from PNG has been found in some cases in Queensland
- Queensland virologist Kirsty Short says as the virus spreads, more strains and mutations will emerge
PNG has a growing coronavirus crisis, with half the 500 test results from the country that have been analysed by Queensland Health showing a positive result for COVID-19.
Travel has been restricted as Australia seeks to avoid importing the virus from one of its nearest neighbours.
A Queensland Health spokeswoman has now confirmed that a viral strain known to be from PNG has been detected in some of…
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