Annastacia Palaszczuk tightens Queensland's infamously hard border with NSW as the state records no new Covid cases but worries about Byron Bay outbreak
Queensland has recorded zero new Covid-19 cases and tightened its border closure with New South Wales over fears of its regional outbreak spreading interstate.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she was 'very concerned' about the detection of Covid-19 cases in regional NSW including in the state's north and Byron Bay.
NSW responded on Saturday afternoon by locking down all of its regional areas for at least the next seven days.
'Because all of NSW is in a lockdown position, there should be very minimal movement over that border,' Ms Palaszczuk said during a press conference on Sunday.
Queensland has recorded zero new Covid-19 cases and tightened its border closure with New South Wales over fears of its regional outbreak spreading interstate
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she was 'very concerned' about the detection of Covid-19 cases in regional NSW including in the state's north and Byron Bay
'This is probably the tightest our border controls have been put in place, they are very strict... we are checking people and of course there's very minimal reason for that movement.
'It's only if you're an essential worker and we'll be checking freight.'
New South Wales recorded 415 cases of Covid-19 and four deaths with additional cases recorded in regional cities.
The number of confirmed cases in Dubbo now sits at 59, while western NSW has 63 - four of which are in Walgett.
Ms Palaszczuk has warned that the 143-strong Indooroopilly cluster, in Brisbane's west, is unlikely to have fully exhausted itself.
'We are not out of the woods yet - if you have any symptoms, please go and get a test, that's critical,' Ms Palaszczuk said on Sunday.
One Covid-19 case was uncovered in hotel quarantine.
Deputy Chief Health Officer James Smith advised all people in southeast Queensland, especially the Gold Coast, to wear a mask.
Queensland recorded six new locally acquired cases on Saturday, including a one-year-old child who is currently in hospital.
Authorities said the infant case, the youngest in the current cluster, showed how easily the Delta strain infected children.
Ms Palaszczuk has warned that the 143-strong Indooroopilly cluster, in Brisbane's west, is unlikely to have fully exhausted itself (pictured, Queenslanders at a mass vaccination hub at Brisbane's Convention and Exhibition Centre)