Coronavirus restrictions will be introduced into Queensland after the state recorded three new cases of COVID-19 overnight.
Two of those were acquired locally and one was acquired overseas and detected in hotel quarantine.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed a miner who returned from the Northern Territory has the Delta strain of coronavirus.
One case is in home quarantine and the miner, a woman from the Bli Bli area on the Sunshine Coast, has the Delta strain.
The Premier said people should start wearing masks now.
From 1am Tuesday, masks will be mandatory in Noosa, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Redlands, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Scenic Rim, Lockyer Valley and Somerset local government areas.
‘Only in the community for one day’
Chief health officer Jeannette Young said the female miner was one of the 170 FIFO workers based in Brisbane.
“We are rapidly testing all 170,” Dr Young said.
She said the female miner got tested immediately after being contacted.
“She was only out in the community for one day. She was with her family and they started a road trip that immediately came back.”
Dr Young said there were multiple flights that needed contact tracing.
“Everyone is getting really good at wearing masks so put those back on,” she said.
Venues will return to one person per four square metres while small venues can remain at one person per two metres square.
Dancing has again been banned and only 30 people are allowed inside homes.
Dr Young said she was not yet changing the capacity for ticketed and seated events, but underlined the seriousness of the situation.
“We’ve got enormous risks throughout our state,” she said.
Dr Young also praised organisers for their handling of Sunday night’s State of Origin match in Brisbane.
“I’m thrilled last night, at the State of Origin, we had 56,000 people check in there.
“That was just done so well.”
-more to come
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