Brisbane lockdown: three-day shutdown called to contain dangerous UK Covid variant

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says rapid action needed after hotel cleaner tests positive

Residents of greater Brisbane have been hit with a snap three-day lockdown in an attempt to prevent the spread of the highly infectious UK variant of coronavirus.

Queensland’s premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, announced the lockdown on Friday morning – from 6pm on Friday to 6pm on Monday – saying the state had to move quickly after a quarantine hotel cleaner was confirmed to have been out in the community while infectious.

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