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Two travellers from NZ in Qld quarantine
Queensland has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 but two travellers from New Zealand are in quarantine in the state after unexpectedly arriving from Sydney.
October 20, 2020
Two travellers from New Zealand have been forced into COVID-19 quarantine after unexpectedly arriving in Queensland.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles said the pair flew from Sydney and have been placed in mandatory hotel isolation.
“There are currently two people in hotel quarantine in Queensland who travelled from New Zealand under the arrangements made by the Morrison government,” he told reporters on Tuesday.
Mr Miles said there had been “no further consideration” about the Sunshine State joining the travel bubble with New Zealand.
Queensland again recorded no new COVID-19 cases, with health officials completing 4080 coronavirus tests in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning.
Just four cases have been recorded in the past 14 days, down from five in the fortnight prior.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she was pleased with the result, while urging Queenslanders to continue fronting up for testing if they have symptoms.
“That’s great Queensland, that’s exactly what we wanted to see,” she said.
Ms Palaszczuk said her government’s strong response to the virus had allowed the state to concentrate on economic recovery.
“Europe and the UK are going into lockdown with second and third waves which are having an impact globally and we don’t want to see that here,” she said.
Queensland’s last recorded cases were two returned overseas travellers on Friday.