Queensland effectively shuts border to arrivals from Melbourne COVID hotspots

Queensland will effectively close its border to travellers who have been in Melbourne’s coronavirus risk zones from 1am on Saturday.

Acting Premier Steven Miles says Melbourne has not been declared a hotspot, but travellers will have to formally declare they haven’t visited virus risk zones in the Victorian capital before being allowed to enter the Sunshine State.

“People coming from Victoria will need to make a border declaration that will allow us to check whether they’ve been in any…