COAST CASE OF CONCERN TO PREMIER
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has warned residents on the Gold Coast that some restrictions may have to return to the region.
Ms Palaszczuk said if there were more cases on the Gold Coast in the next 24 to 48 hours, the government may introduce “some restrictions”.
“We do now have two unlinked cases on the Gold Coast … we don’t know where these two unlinked cases have come from,” she said.
Acting chief health officer Dr Peter Aitken said he was “concerned” about the mystery cases on the Gold Coast and authorities were watching “really closely”.
“We do need to watch this really closely … we’re really concerned,” Dr Aitken said.
The new Gold Coast case is unlinked and was detected in a fully vaccinated man in his 50s.
The man was potentially infectious in the community for three days while he was actively working as an Uber driver.
It’s believed the case is not related to one at Pacific Pines announced on Wednesday.
That case, revealed on Wednesday, involved a 32-year-old man who had visited a number of locations on the Gold Coast, including Robina Town Centre. Ms Palaszczuk said she had “concerns” for the city, with the possibility of restrictions returning if the situation worsens.
“We will look at each case and how they all factor in, but I would not like to see multiple unlinked community cases over the next few days.”
She said that a lockdown has been avoided today because the Gold Coast is almost at the 80 per cent vaccination rate but the government would be closely watching the transmission over the coming days.
Asked whether there would be a lockdown on the Gold Coast in the future, the Premier refused to rule it out.