Queensland has recorded one new locally acquired case of the UK strain of COVID-19, sparking an urgent alert for a popular Bunnings.
A Brisbane Bunnings and a bottle shop are on high alert after a man who contracted the highly contagious UK strain of COVID-19 visited the stores while potentially infectious.
Queensland recorded just one new locally acquired case of COVID-19 overnight, the partner of a hotel quarantine worker who contracted the virus last week.
Two further cases were recorded in hotel quarantine, and 13,480 tests were conducted in the last testing period.
The initial case, who works as a cleaner at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, contracted the highly contagious UK variant of the virus, which is said to be 70 per cent more infectious.
Her partner was already in quarantine and had tested negative late last week.
Chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said he was first tested the morning of January 7, after his partner’s positive result. He developed symptoms later that evening.
He is said to have “minor symptoms”.
Although Dr Young said there is “little risk”, an alert was issued on Monday night for Bunnings Acacia Ridge and Sunnybank Cellars, after contact tracing found the man had visited the venues while potentially infectious.
Anyone who visited Bunnings between 2-2.45pm on January 5 and Sunnybank Cellars between 2.05-2.15pm on January 6 must get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days.
While Greater Brisbane is no longer under lockdown, strict mask restrictions are in place until at least January 22.
An investigation is ongoing into how the quarantine worker contracted the virus in the first place.
More to come.
