Coronavirus Qld: Premier advises against travel to NSW
Queensland once again has recorded no new cases of coronavirus overnight, but Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has advised against travelling to NSW where outbreaks continue.
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said people should not be travelling to NSW at the moment.
“Now is not the time to leave Queensland,” she said.
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Announcing today that once again no new coronavirus cases were recorded in Queensland overnight, Ms Palaszczuk said the Government would act swiftly on the borders.
“We will not hesitate to slam the borders shut if there is an outbreak of community transmission in Sydney,” she said.
Ms Palaszczuk, who was in Proserpine, said the Government was constantly making sure the state was ready, acknowledging it was a huge job for authorities including police.
“I would advise Queenslanders at the moment to not travel to New South Wales,” she said.
Tuesday, 28 July – coronavirus cases in Queensland:
— Annastacia Palaszczuk (@AnnastaciaMP) July 28, 2020
• 0 new confirmed cases
• 5 active cases
• 1,076 total confirmed cases
• 510,206 tests conducted
Sadly, six Queenslanders with COVID-19 have died. 1,063 patients have recovered. #covid19au pic.twitter.com/f9cNDeEIqF
Queensland’s total cases recorded so far total 1076, of which 1063 have recovered. Five cases remain active. There have been six deaths.
Ms Palaszczuk said she was surprised people were trying to illegally cross Queensland’s border.
“I think, you know, people should use their common sense and they just shouldn’t do it,” she said.
“The rules are there, the rules are tough and the rules are being enforced.”
Her comments came as Prime Minister Scott Morrison cut short a visit to Queensland today to focus on surging nursing home deaths in Victoria.
Meanwhile it is not known whether any other frontline workers will be granted special pandemic leave yet, with the Premier saying Health Minister Steven Miles was continuing discussions.
It comes after teachers and police were granted extra time off, with Ms Palaszczuk last week revealing the Government would look at giving it to health workers as well.
