Queensland has recorded six deaths as a result of COVID, while an increase in cases causes hospitalizations to jump. The state registered 19,709 new cases in the most recent reporting period, including 6,087 through rapid antigen testing. Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said there are 649 … Read More

Extreme “no visitors” policies are imposed on distressed residents of COVID-19-affected nursing homes in Queensland, with a facility that prohibits visitors from waving through the windows themselves. Key points: Exacerbation of elderly care residents’ stress appears to have been a mixed interpretation of visitation policies … Read More

A man in his 30s died “unexpectedly” in the home on January 5 after contracting COVID-19, confirms Queensland’s Chief Health Officer John Gerrard. “The forensic doctor has reported to us that the cause of his death was related to COVID-19. I can also confirm that … Read More

Queensland has registered 10,332 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, and its first death related to the current outbreak. A man in his 80s who died on December 27 has been confirmed as a COVID-related death. It is the eighth death recorded as a result of COVID-19 … Read More

A feature in the Check In Queensland app that makes it possible to upload other people’s vaccination certificates is not a mistake, according to Digital Economy Minister Leanne Enoch. Concerns were raised last week that the feature would allow unvaccinated people to fraudulently claim someone … Read More

A feature in the Check In Queensland app that makes it possible to upload other people’s vaccination certificates is not a mistake, according to Digital Economy Minister Leanne Enoch. Concerns were raised last week that the feature would allow unvaccinated people to fraudulently claim someone … Read More

The fog of confusion over COVID-19 tests has ended right back where we started: Domestic travelers do not have to pay for PCR tests if required by a public health ordinance. But why it, more than 20 months inside the pandemic, took days to confirm … Read More

Queensland authorities will investigate “a loophole” in the demand for COVID testing that could allow people to travel to hotspots and return to Queensland without being tested intergovernmental. Acting Chief Health Officer Peter Aitken said the test rules when state borders open to COVID-19 hotspots … Read More

Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has revealed that she and other Labor MPs have been subjected to threatening emails. The minister spoke at a press conference at a school in Morayfield, north of Brisbane, this morning, where she was accompanied by a security guard. Queensland … Read More

Queensland authorities have hit “ruthless and unwelcome” anti-vaxxers as the state again registered no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases. More than 84 percent of Queenslanders over 16 have received one dose of vaccine while 72.6 pct. is now fully vaccinated. Education Minister Grace Grace said … Read More