COVID-19 rules: If you’ve been in Qld, here’s what to do

Residents who were in Brisbane must follow directions of Queensland lockdown. See all the details inside

The fever clinic at Byron Central Hospital. NSW Health has urged people who travelled to places of concern to get tested, after it was revealed two new positive cases of COVID-19 visited Byron Bay over the weekend.

NSW Health have issued directives on what people must do if they have been in the Greater Brisbane area since March 20, following the spreading of COVID-19 community transmitted cases in Queensland.

Two of those cases, visited Byron Bay last weekend while infectious, and NSW Health are urging for residents to take all precautions and get tested at the slightest sign of a symptom.

NSW Health are asking all people who have been in Greater Brisbane since March 20 who are now in NSW must comply with the same stay at home restrictions that apply to Greater Brisbane, regardless of their current location.

This means anyone who has been to Greater Brisbane since March 20 is required to stay at home, except for essential reasons that include shopping for food and supplies, exercise, work and medical care, under the Public Health Order. People who have only transited through Brisbane Airport are excluded from these restrictions.

NSW Health official said entry declaration forms were introduced on Saturday March 27 for people who had entered NSW after spending time in Brisbane City Council or Moreton Bay Regional Council areas in the previous 14 days. This requirement has now been extended to Greater Brisbane, which includes Brisbane, Logan, Moreton Bay, Ipswich and Redland Local Government Areas and these declaration forms will be available on the Service NSW website.

A spokeswoman for NSW Health said these forms provide critical information to enable NSW Health to contact travellers if required and is for all travellers who intend to enter NSW by air, road and rail.

“This form includes contact details and confirmation whether people have been to any venues of concern,” they said.

“ Declaration forms can be completed within the 24-hour period prior to entering NSW, or on entry to NSW.”

NSW Health is also advising people in NSW against non-essential travel to the Greater Brisbane area at this time.

“NSW Health urges everyone in NSW, especially in the Byron Bay area, with even the mildest symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat or runny nose, to come forward immediately for testing, then isolate until they receive a negative result,” they said.

To find your nearest clinic, visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/how-to-protect-yourself-and-others/clinics, or contact your GP.

The fever clinic at Byron Central Hospital. NSW Health has urged people who travelled to places of concern to get tested, after it was revealed two new positive cases of COVID-19 visited Byron Bay over the weekend.

Urgent investigations and contact tracing are underway after people with COVID-19 cases attended a number of venues in the Byron Bay area from Friday March 26 to Sunday March 28 before returning to Queensland.

Anyone who has been to the following venues must immediately get tested and self-isolate and remain in isolation until further advice is provided by NSW Health:

Byron Bay	Byron Beach Hotel	1 Bay St, Byron Bay NSW 2481	Friday 26 March, 2021 From 7pm – 9pm
Byron Bay	Suffolk Beachfront Holiday Park – women’s communal toilets	143 Alcorn St, Suffolk Park	26 March 2021 From 6pm – 6:30pm and From 9:10pm – 9:30pm 27 March 2021 From 3:20pm – 3:50pm

Byron Bay	Mokha cafe	2/2 Lawson St, Byron Bay	27 March 2021 From 10:30am-11:30am
Byron Bay	The Farm Byron Bay	11 Ewingsdale Rd, Ewingsdale NSW 2481	Sunday 28 March, 2021 From 8:45am – 10:30am

The following are casual contact venues. If you have been to any of these places at the listed times, you should immediately self-isolate and get tested regardless of symptoms, and stay in isolation until a negative result is received:

Byron Bay	Ghanda Clothing	3/8 Lawson St, Byron Bay	27 March 2021 From 12:00pm -12:15pm
Byron Bay	Tiger Lily	3/17-21 Jonson St, Byron Bay	27 March 2021 From 12:25pm – 12:30pm
Byron Bay	Black Sheep	46 Jonson St, Byron Bay	27 March 2021 From 12:30pm – 12:40pm
Byron Bay	Quiksilver	2 Jonson St, Byron Bay	27 March 2021 From 12:40pm – 12:45pm
Byron Bay	Suffolk Bakery	Shop 1/2 Clifford St, Suffolk Park	27 March 2021 From 2:45pm – 3:15pm
Byron Bay	Park Hotel Bottle Shop	223 Broken Head Rd, Suffolk Park	27 March 2021 From 7:30pm-7:45pm

A complete list of venues of concern in NSW, and the related health advice, is available on the NSW Government website and people from the Byron Bay area or those who visited at the weekend are advised to check it regularly for updates: https://nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates

NSW Health is also urging anyone in NSW, who has been in the Brisbane area since March 20, to regularly check the Queensland Health website for updates on venues of concern and follow the associated public health advice: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/contact-tracing

NSW Health has been alerted to thirteen close contacts who have spent time in NSW. Some have since returned to Queensland. Those remaining in NSW have been instructed to undergo a COVID-19 test and to self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result. These people will receive regular follow-up contact from NSW Health during this time.

NSW Health is providing new COVID-19 testing clinics and increasing the hours of existing clinics across Northern NSW today. Two new clinics will be in operation in Byron Bay, including a drive-through, and Byron Central Hospital will increase its operating hours. The new clinics are:

• Byron Bay QML Pathology Drive-Through, Cavanbah Sports Ground, 249 Ewingsdale

Rd, Byron Bay. Open from 8am to 8pm 7 days from midday today.

• Byron Bay Walk-in Pop-Up Clinic; Byron Bay surf club car park, Bay St, Byron Bay.

Open from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Sunday from this afternoon.

There are more than 350 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which

are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic, visit:

https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/how-to-protect-yourself-and-others/clinics, or contact your GP.