Queensland records seven new Covid cases, Victoria records 15 new cases; son of Sydney man who travelled to Byron Bay also charged; Sydney hospitals face significant strain. Follow all the day’s news
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1.06am BST
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she’s “very concerned” about what’s going on in NSW:
Of course, we’re still monitoring the situation in New South Wales. Of course, this will be discussed at national cabinet today. I think, from our point of view, from Queensland’s point of view, we are very concerned – as I said yesterday – about how the clusters are continuing to expand. I think we would need to hear very clearly from New South Wales what their clear plan is for containment.
The last thing we want to see is this virus spread north, the virus spread south, and spread across the nation. So, it’s absolutely imperative that New South Wales contains this virus. We wish them all the very best.
1.02am BST
Queensland has reported seven new locally acquired cases today, all linked to the Indooroopilly cluster.
Seven others were in hotel quarantine.
