Girl, 4, Covid-positive after contact with truckie
A four-year-old girl who is a close contact of a Logan truck driver who triggered a Covid-19 alert has tested positive.
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A four-year-old girl has tested positive to Covid-19.
The girl, a close contact of a 46-year-old Logan truck driver who triggered an alert this week, tested positive for the virus this afternoon.
The child attends The Boulevard Early Learning Centre at Mt Warren Park, and childen, staff and visitors have been urged to get tested.
The centre was also used for after-school care by children who attend Windaroo State School.
All students, staff and visitors who attended Windaroo State School from Tuesday, August 31, to Friday, September 3, and their household members should quarantine for 14 days.
The truck driver, who is believed to have infected the girl, was deemed to have been infectious in the community for five days.
This prompted Queensland Health to list several exposure sights in Beenleigh and Bundamba.
Total Tools in Beenleigh between 9.20am-10am on Sunday, August 29, was listed a close contact site, as was Stylish Nails in the Beenleigh Marketplace on Monday, August 30, between 10.30am-11.45am.
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