Worrying alert for new Covid exposure sites in Queensland including a Coles, Aldi, chemists and bus routes - here’s who needs to isolate NOW

Queensland Health has released an updated alert featuring a number of new Covid exposure sites.

It comes hours after 11 LGAs in the Sunshine State were placed into a three-day lockdown from 4pm on Saturday afternoon after six positive cases of the Delta strain of coronavirus were confirmed overnight. 

Among the venues include a Coles supermarket, numerous chemists and even a handful of bus routes.

Oxley, in Brisbane's south-west, has three fresh exposure sites - an Aldi supermarket, (Sunday 25 July, 8.55am to 9.25am) Chemist Warehouse (Sunday 25 July, 9.10am to 9.30am) and a Country Markets (Sunday 25 July, 8.30am to 9.10am).

Jindalee's Coles, (Thursday 29 July, 2.55pm to 3.15pm) also in the south-west, a McDonald's (Sunday 25 July, 6.20pm to 6.55pm) and a Terry White Chemmart (Thursday 29 July, 3pm to 3.20pm) in the same suburb were also exposed.

The Terry White Chemmart in Jindalee has been identified as a Covid exposure site in Queensland

Latest Covid exposure sites in Queensland

Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a close contact and must get tested and then isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.

Blunder Road Country Markets, 3/150 Blunder Rd Oxley, Sunday 25 July 8.30am to 9.10am

ALDI Oxley, 146 Blunder Rd Oxley, Sunday 25 July, 8.55am to 9.25am

Chemist Warehouse, 146 Blunder Rd Oxley Sunday 25 July  9.10am to 9.30am

McDonalds, Jindalee Homemaker City, 12A Goggs Rd Jindalee 6.20pm to 6.55pm

Bus Route 66, UQ Lakes Bus Station to PA Hospital Bus Station Wednesday July 28, 12.20pm to 12.40pm  

Bus Route 29, PA Hospital Bus Station to UQ Lakes Bus Station, Wednesday July 28,  2.30pm to 2.50pm

Southbank TAFE, F Block Level 5 Rm 501566,  Ernest St South Brisbane, Wednesday July 28, 7pm to 9pm

Highgrove Bathrooms, 899 Stanley St East East Brisbane, Thursday July 29 11am to 11.25am

Coles Jindalee, Corner Goggs and Sinnamon Rds Jindalee, Thursday July 29 2.55pm to 3.15pm

Terry White Chemmart Jindalee, 4/168 Sinnamon Rd Jindalee, Thursday July 29,  3pm to 3.20pm

Bus Route 412, Sir Fred Schonell Dve, St Lucia to UQ Chancellor’s Place, University of Queensland, Friday July 30, 9.45am to 9.55am

Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is considered a casual contact who must get tested immediately and isolate until a negative result is received

Bunnings Warehouse, Wecker Rd Mount Gravatt , Wednesday 28 July 7am to7.35am

Bunnings Warehouse, Wecker Rd, Mount Gravatt Thursday 29 July 12.30pm to 1.05pm

Source: Queensland Health

The same applies for Highgrove Bathrooms in East Brisbane (Thursday 29 July, 11am to 11.25am) and the Southbank TAFE (Wednesday 28 July, 6pm to 9pm) in South Brisbane.

Anyone who caught the route 66 bus from the UQ lakes bus station to the PA Hospital bus station on Wednesday July 28, between 12.20pm and 12.40pm has also been added to the list.

So too has the route 29 bus from the PA Hospital bus station to UQ lakes bus station on the same day, from 2.30pm to 2.50pm.

Another bus route on the exposure site list is the 412 from Sir Fred Schonell Drive in St Lucia, southwest of the CBD, to UQ Chancellor’s Place at the University of Queensland for Friday July 30, between 9.45am and 9.55am. 

Additionally, two new casual contact exposure sites have been added for Mount Gravatt, in Brisbane's south.

Both are for Bunnings Warehouse, with one on Wednesday July 28 between 7am and 7.35am and the other on Thursday July 29 between 12.30pm and 1.05pm.

Any person who has visited any of the identified exposure sites is urged to get tested for Covid immediately.

They must also remain in quarantine – even after receiving a negative result – for 14 days from when they were last at the venue.

The lockdown has impacted more than three million residents, with NRL, AFL and Super Netball games all cancelled on Saturday across the state.

Coles Jindalee, in Brisbane's south-west, has been named as a Covid exposure site by Queensland Health

Aldi in Oxley, also in Brisbane's south-west, is a confirmed Covid exposure site - after six positive cases overnight, many parts of Queensland were plunged into a three-day lockdown

The 11 LGAs affected include Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Noosa Shire, Redland City, the Scenic Rim Regional Council, the Somerset Regional Council and the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.

Residents living can only leave home for four reasons including for essential goods, to provide or receive care, for essential school and work, and exercise.

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles said the state had no choice but to impose the harsh restrictions.

'We have seen from the experience in other states that the only way to beat the Delta strain is to move quickly, to be fast, and to be strong,' he said.

'This will be the strictest lockdown that we have had.'

QUEENSLAND'S THREE-DAY LOCKDOWN 

More than 3 million residents across 11 LGAs will be in a strict lockdown from 4pm on Saturday to 4pm on Tuesday

The LGas affected include the City of Brisbane, the Moreton Bay Regional Council, the City of Gold Coast, the City of Ipswich, the Lockyer Valley Regional Council, the Logan City, the Noosa Shire Council, Redland City, the Scenic Rim Regional Council, the Somerset Regional Council and the Sunshine Coast Regional Council

Residents can leave their home for four reasons - exercise, to give or provide care, essential shopping and for essential work or school

Residents can exercise with one other person within 10km of their homes 

Masks are mandatory at indoor venues and residents must not travel further than 10km from their homes 

Funerals and weddings will be reduced to ten people and hospitality venues will be limited to takeaway only.

Non-essential businesses such as cinemas, hairdressers, gyms and places of worship will all close. 

The restrictions apply to anybody who had been in any of the 11 LGAs from 1am on Saturday regardless or not if they've since left the area. 

Masks will be required for both students and staff at high schools. 

Visitors will not be allowed at resident's homes.

Community and professional sport will not be permitted.