Covid-19 infected truck driver visited fuel stop in Bundamba, Ipswich

Queensland Health has added new Covid exposure sites after an infectious truck driver from New South Wales entered the state.

The Puma service station at Bundamba has been listed as a Covid-19 contact site by Queensland Health.

A truck driver infectious with Covid-19 visited an Ipswich fuel stop, where he stayed for more than an hour, with the site now listed as a close contact location.

Queensland Health has included the Puma fuel station just off the Warrego Highway in Bundamba and the Bundamba Travel Centre on its contact tracing list.

The infectious New South Wales truck driver entered Queensland on Wednesday, August 25 and returned back across the border the next day.

The Ipswich CBD community vaccination clinic has doubled its capacity from Thursday.

Queensland Health has included the Puma Service Centre Bundamba (food court) on the corner of Ashburn Road and Hawkins Crescent on August 26 between 1.20pm to 2.25pm as a close contact site.

The same site, excluding the food court, during the same time has been included as a casual contact site.

If you have been at this location during these times you must get tested immediately.

The Ipswich CBD community vaccination clinic has double its capacity from Thursday in an effort to get jabs in as many arms as possible.

All unvaccinated local residents over the age of 16 are encouraged to register for an appointment.

West Moreton Health Covid-19 Executive Lead Matthew Tallis said there has never been greater capacity in the region for people to be vaccinated.

“We have doubled our capacity in the Ipswich CBD and are currently holding a five-day clinic at Esk for Somerset residents, our partners in the Darling Downs West Moreton PHN are doing great work with vulnerable groups around the region, and more GPs and pharmacies are coming online all the time,” he said.

The Ipswich CBD clinic is also accepting walk-in appointments from the priority groups in the final hour before closing time each day.

Anyone who meets the criteria for a priority cohort but is unable to be accommodated on the day they walk in, will be booked in for an appointment at the earliest opportunity.

“We are doing this to encourage these priority groups to be vaccinated at the earliest opportunity,” Mr Tallis said.

The priority list includes people who are due for their second dose, pregnant women at any stage of their pregnancy, and workers in specific high-risk occupations.

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