Health
South African COVID strain detected in Qld – Fairfield City Champion
The first Australian case of a South African variant of COVID-19 thought to be more contagious has been detected in Queensland. Chief Health Officer Jeannette……
The first Australian case of a South African variant of COVID-19 thought to be more contagious has been detected in Queensland.
Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the case involved a woman who arrived on December 22 and was immediately placed into hotel quarantine.
“Genome sequencing has come back to show that she has this new variant that has been picked up in South Africa that is thought to be more contagious,” she said.
The woman was transferred via ambulance to the Sunshine Coast University…
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