Live breaking news: Covid case's worrying three-state journey
Three states are on edge this afternoon after it was confirmed a woman who later tested positive to Covid-19 travelled from Melbourne to the Sunshine Coast.
Three states of Australia are on edge this afternoon after it was confirmed a woman who later tested positive to Covid-19 travelled more than 1000 kilometres from Melbourne to the Sunshine Coast.
The 44-year-old and her husband arrived in Queensland on June 5, after an epic journey from the locked-down Victorian capital last week.
The woman had been showing symptoms since last Thursday, June 3 – meaning she may have been infectious while travelling through western NSW, Queensland's chief health officer Dr Jeanette Young said.
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