COVID-19 lockdown update From 4pm today, Sunday 8 August, the SEQ lockdown wil…
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๐ข COVID-19 lockdown update
From 4pm today, Sunday 8 August, the SEQ lockdown will end (with some restrictions in place for 14 days) and Cairns and Yarrabah will enter a three-day lockdown after a new case was detected in the community.
๐ SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND
Lockdown will end at 4pm today, with the following restrictions in place until 22 August to keep the community safe:
๐ท Wear a face mask when outside your home
๐ Gatherings restricted to 10 people in homes (including residents) and public spaces
๐ฝ๏ธ Businesses and venues can operate with density limits
๐ Staff at schools and students from grade 7 and above must wear masks
๐ Weddings and funerals can have up to 20 people attend
โฝ No community sport
For more information, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/public-health-directions/restrictions-impacted-areas
๐ CAIRNS & YARRABAH
The Cairns Regional Council and Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council areas will enter lockdown from 4pm today until 4pm Wednesday 11 August, after a Cairns resident tested positive to COVID-19. Stay home unless it’s absolutely essential to leave for one of these reasons:
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to buy essentials such as groceries or medications
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attend essential work if you can’t do so from home
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exercise within 10km from home
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healthcare (including to get a COVID-19 test or vaccination) or to provide help, care or support to vulnerable persons
Lockdown restrictions include:
๐ท Wear a face mask when outside your home
๐ Only 2 visitors are allowed to your home (excluding volunteers and workers)
๐ฝ๏ธ Restaurants and cafes can provide takeaway or delivery service only
๐ฝ๏ธ All non-essential businesses to close; cinemas, entertainment and recreation venues, hairdressers, gyms etc.
โช Places of worship to close
๐ School to remain open for children of essential workers. Adults at schools must wear masks and students from grade 7 and above
๐ผ Childcare to remain open for essential workers
๐ Weddings and funerals can have up to 20 people attend
๐ฅ Restrictions on aged care, hospitals, disability care and correctional facilities apply with no personal visitors allowed (excluding end of life visits)
For full lockdown details, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/public-health-directions/restrictions-impacted-areas
We ask that all Queenslanders continue to:
๐งผ Practise good hygiene
๐ Socially distance
๐ป Check our contract tracing page regularly (https://www.health.qld.gov.au/tracing)
๐ค Get tested if you’re sick and stay at home (https://www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing)
