Trendy Sunshine Coast restaurant among exposure sites visited by infectious woman

A trendy Sunshine Coast restaurant has been listed as an exposure site visited by a woman who tested positive for Covid-19, health authorities have confirmed.

A trendy Sunshine Coast Asian restaurant and a number of transport routes have been listed as new exposure sites visited by a Covid-positive case, health authorities have confirmed.

Queensland recorded three new cases overnight, one of which was locally acquired.

Acting Premier Steven Miles confirmed the woman, who is in her 20s and from Mareeba in the state’s north, had been infectious in the community from July 15-17.

The Rice Boi restaurant at The Wharf, Mooloolaba has been listed as an exposure site visited by an infectious Covid-19 case on July 15. Anyone at the restaurant between 3.55pm and 4.15pm that day has been urged to come forward and get tested.

Mr Miles said the woman was fully vaccinated.

The woman had flown into the Sunshine Coast from Melbourne on July 13 but immediately got tested after she was informed she had visited a Tier 1 exposure site in Victoria.

Chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said the woman tested negative before visiting several locations in the Sunshine Coast.

Acting Queensland Premier Steven Miles has urged people to reconsider their holiday plans as the nation grapples with new Covid-19 cases.

Contact tracers have listed alerts for the following locations:

Thursday 15 July

• 3.55pm to 4.15pm – Sunshine Coast Plaza, including Universal store
• 6.45pm to 8pm – Rice Boi, 123 The Wharf, Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba

Friday 16 July

• 1.11pm – 615 bus from Maroochydore Station to Landsborough Station
• 2.06pm – Train from Landsborough Station to Eagle Junction Station
• 3.29pm – Airtrain from Eagle Junction Station to Brisbane Domestic Airport
• 3.45pm – Brisbane Domestic Airport
• 4.50pm – Flight VA791 from Brisbane to Cairns

Saturday 17 July

• Nil

Sunday 18 July

• 10.30am – Atherton fever clinic, Atherton

After visiting the fever clinic for a test, Dr Young said the woman returned a positive result on Monday.

She urged people who had been to the Rice Boi restaurant to come forward and get tested.

“She did have some symptoms, so we’ve deemed her infectious for the period back to July 15,” Dr Young said.

“While we have so many cases occurring throughout the country with very little notice, it’s really important everyone here follows our requirement to wear masks.”