Live Breaking News: Queensland Premier and Chief Medical Officer issue 30-second Covid video plea

Queensland's Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young has issued a desperate video, saying she's the "most concerned" she's been in the pandemic.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has shared a 30-second video plea on social media, starring the state's Chief Health Medical Officer Dr Jeannette Young.

 

The short clip of Dr Young essentially pleads with Queenslanders not to leave home "unless absolutely essential", as the state grapples with its "most concerning" outbreak to date.

"This Delta outbreak is our most concerning yet," Dr Young says down the barrel of the camera lens.

"So stay home unless absolutely essential. If you must leave home, wear a mask and keep your distance from others.

Meanwhile, modelling from the Doherty Institute says it's not possible for Australia to properly reopen with only 50 per cent of its population vaccinated, Scott Morrison told reporters today it's a different story for a city coming out of a lockdown. 

"Coming out of a lockdown you're already in depends on the success of the lockdown in bringing the number of cases infectious in the community down to a level where they can be suppressed and contained," the PM said.

"That is the goal the NSW Government is working towards. When they believe they're in a position where they can confidently say they can do that, then I expect the lockdown [won't need] to remain in place."

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has continually said that 80 per cent of the adult NSW population need to be vaccinated for there to be no more lockdowns, though other vaccination benchmarks would trigger more easing of restrictions as well.

“Once you get to 50 per cent vaccination, 60 per cent, 70 per cent, that triggers more freedoms. We can turn this around in four weeks,” she said.

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