Qld Covid-19: Virgin passenger alert, new community case in Capalaba
A Virgin flight from Adelaide to Brisbane is the subject of a Covid-19 exposure alert. It follows a new locally acquired case in the Redlands suburb of Capalaba. SEE EXPOSURE SITES
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More exposure sites have been added to Queensland Health’s website following a flight from Adelaide to Brisbane this week, as well as a number of sites across the Gold Coast and near Ipswich.
Queensland Health announced this evening a close-contact exposure site following Virgin flight VA1403 from Adelaide to Brisbane on Monday, November 29.
Passengers seated in rows 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 were close contacts, while all other passengers are deemed low-risk contacts.
The News@BNE store on level 2 at Brisbane Airport has been identified as a low-risk exposure site on Tuesday.
Exposure sites have also been updated including several shops at Robina Town Centre and the Mudgeeraba Aldi.
Queensland Health have also alerted that the Aldi on Warwick Rd, Yamanto in Ipswich’s south is a low risk exposure site.
It is unknown if the Yamanto exposure site is linked to a known case.
It comes as a new locally acquired case of Covid-19 has been detected in the Redlands suburb of Capalaba.
A public health alert has been issued for contact tracing locations.
Six new locations have been listed on the Queensland Health website from the Capalaba Shopping Centre, as well as Ampol Foodary and Sit at Siam Thai Restaurant.
The only location deemed a close contact is those who dined in at the Thai restaurant on Old Cleveland Rd on Monday, November 29, from 7.50pm – 9.05pm.
The other eight locations are all deemed low risk.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said contract tracing is under way.
NEW EXPOSURE SITES
Tuesday 23 November 2021
Aldi
475-481 Warwick Rd Yamanto 12.47pm – 1.30pm Low risk contact
Friday 26 November 2021
Woolworths Supermarket – Level 1, Robina Town Centre
Robina Town Centre Drive Robina 9.25am – 10.45am Casual contact
Saturday 27 November 2021 Good Price Pharmacy Warehouse – Shop RC12, Robina Super Centre
86-104 Robina Town Centre Drive Robina 9.20am – 10am Casual contact
Saturday 27 November 2021
Old Fernvale Bakery – 1492-1496 Brisbane Valley Highway Fernvale 3.30pm – 4.05pm Casual contact
Sunday 28 November 2021
Aldi – 3 Roberts Street Mudgeeraba 3pm – 3.40pm Casual contact
Monday 29 November 2021
Aldi – 3 Roberts Street Mudgeeraba 2pm – 2.40pm Casual contact
Monday 29 November 2021
Flight VA1403 Adelaide to Brisbane
All passengers seated in rows 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 Brisbane Airport 5.10pm – 7.10pm Close contact.
Monday 29 November 2021
Flight VA1403 Adelaide to Brisbane
All passengers, excluding passengers seated in Rows 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 Brisbane Airport 5.10pm – 7.10pm Low risk contact
Monday 29 November 2021
Luggage Carousel 5
Level 1, Domestic Terminal, Airport Drive Brisbane Airport 7.15pm – 7.30pm Low risk contact
Tuesday 30 November 2021
News@BNE – Level 2, Central Terminal Area between Gate 25 and Gate 36, Domestic Terminal
Airport Drive Brisbane Airport 2.50pm – 3pm Low risk contact
Tuesday 30 November 2021
United Service Station – 53 Station Street Nerang 3pm – 3.30pm Casual contact
OTHER LOCATIONS
Sit at Siam Thai Restaurant
3/36 Old Cleveland Rd – Dine In
Capalaba
Monday 29 November 2021, 7.50pm – 9.05pm
Close contact
Sit at Siam Thai Restaurant
3/36 Old Cleveland Rd – Dine In
Capalaba
Monday 29 November 2021, 7.50pm – 9.05pm
Low risk contact
Ampol Foodary
129 Redland Bay Road
Capalaba
Tuesday 30 November 2021, 9.20am – 9.30am
Low risk contact
Capalaba Park Shopping Centre, including underground carpark
45 Redland Bay Rd
Capalaba
Tuesday 30 November 2021, 9.30am – 11am
Low risk contact
The Reject Shop – Capalaba Park Shopping Centre
45 Redland Bay Rd
Capalaba
Tuesday 30 November 2021, 9.30am – 9.40am
Low risk contact
Katies – Capalaba Park Shopping Centre
45 Redland Bay Rd
Capalaba
Tuesday 30 November 2021, 9.40am – 9.55am
Low risk contact
Kmart – Capalaba Park Shopping Centre
45 Redland Bay Rd
Capalaba
Tuesday 30 November 2021, 9.55am – 10.05am
Low risk contact
Suzanne Grae – Capalaba Park Shopping Centre
45 Redland Bay Rd
Capalaba
Tuesday 30 November 2021, 10.05am – 10.10am
Low risk contact
Coles – Capalaba Park Shopping Centre
45 Redland Bay Rd
Capalaba
Tuesday 30 November 2021, 10.10am – 11am
Low risk contact
It comes after Ms Palaszczuk earlier today announced six cases detected in quarantine.
Four of those are in hotel quarantine and two are in home quarantine and are tied to people who have travelled from interstate.
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said that the Gold Coast case could not be linked to any of the new quarantine cases.
“They could have been on the Gold Coast or elsewhere in Queensland,” she said.
“This reinforces the importance of people coming forward if they have symptoms,” she said.
Acting CHO Dr Peter Aiken also said the new cases were not linked to the new case of Covid-19 announced on the Gold Coast on Wednesday.
He said the case was “concerning” because the man had not travelled interstate.
Dr Aiken said the most likely cause for the community case on the Gold Coast was an incursion from New South Wales.
“The genomics does link to previous cases in New South Wales,” he said.
He said that the recent case had, however, not travelled interstate recently so Queensland Health was unsure how he had contracted the virus.
“What it does mean is that we need everyone in the Gold Coast to come forward and get tested and more importantly get vaccinated,” he said.
Dr Aiken said it was important to make sure that no one else on the Gold Coast had been exposed and may have the virus.
Ms Palaszczuk again urged Gold Coast residents to get vaccinated and come forward if they had any symptoms.
Queensland has tipped over 86.4 per cent first dose of eligible Queenslanders and 77.21 per cent have had their second dose.
Ms D’Ath said while the state was “of course” aiming for 80 per cent double dose but want to push forward to 90 per cent as soon as possible to “provide greater protections”.
She said that the Victoria case figures from this morning was a tragic reminder of how deadly this virus can be.
Victoria today had 1118 local cases and 11 deaths.
Mrs D’Ath said the government was watching the Covid situation unfolding in South Australia “very closely” but no changes would be made at this time.
South Australia has recorded 18 new Covid-19 cases with the number of exposure sites growing.
The Premier said there was no plans to change the road map.
She said that there has been no updates from the Prime Minister in regards to the new Covid variant and would know more after National Cabinet next Friday. A total of 10,041 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours and 11,545 vaccines were administered.
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