Gold Coast Primary Health Network chair Roger Halliwell said re-closing the border will be considered by authorities "quiet seriously" in response to the new cases."Down the track, if this were to spin into a bigger outbreak, those people have to live with their decisions here."Dr Mackay said authorities were hoping the women had not spent too long with other people in the places they visited since returning to Queensland.Queensland Health is leading a contact tracing and testing response in Logan and Brisbane's southside encompassing multiple restaurants, two schools and a medical practice after two new COVID-19 cases were detected.University of Queensland Associate Professor of Virology Ian Mackay said Queenslanders should expect to see this kind of transmission from other states occur.Here's what you need to know about testing, lockdowns and the locations Queensland authorities are concerned about.One woman told the ABC she waited at Springfield for five-and-a-half hours before being told they would not be able to get to her.The ABC understands people have been waiting for several hours to undergo a COVID-19 test at Brisbane's Prince Charles and Princess Alexandra hospitals.While the new cases were announced, Queensland also closed its border to all of Greater Sydney, meaning the more than 5 million people who live there cannot travel to Queensland, with few exemptions being granted.Queensland had already closed its borders to three NSW local government areas, but has now added another 31 areas to the blacklist, including Paramatta and the Blue Mountains, effective Saturday at 1:00am."I think we're going to keep seeing things like this happen … it shouldn't be a surprising event," he said.Dr Halliwell said everyone with respiratory symptoms must get tested, including children."That's where the risks are … if that has happened, there will be the chance more cases will spin out of this."Queensland police have not indicated whether they expect a rush of people from Sydney entering the state before the border deadline on Saturday, or what extra resources they might need to tackle screening at airport and road borders.Breaking down the latest news and research to understand how the world is living through an epidemic, this is the ABC's Coronacast podcast."We can hope that in those places that they've gone to, they haven't spent too long with other people, face-to-face at a close distance," he said.The alarm was raised yesterday when three women were placed in quarantine after returning to Queensland from Melbourne, allegedly deliberately misleading authorities upon arrival.Queensland police said the women's border declaration passes contained incorrect information and all three have been charged."We estimated that the winter would bring us more than $250 million of additional visitor expenditure," Mr Olsen said.Ms Palaszczuk conceded the further border closures would have an impact on the tourism industry.It was a wait of at least four hours at Springfield Central Shopping Centre in Ipswich."There are good reasons why that may be an important next step," Dr Halliwell said."We'll see $100 million wiped off that figure with the announcement today … 70 per cent of our visitors from New South Wales come from Greater Sydney."They travelled from Melbourne via Sydney on July 21 and may have been unknowingly passing the virus to others while out in the community for eight days.Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Government was closely monitoring the rest of New South Wales for further signs of community transmission outside of Sydney before making any decisions about closing the border to all of the state.Tourism Tropical North Queensland chief executive officer Mark Olsen said tourism operators in the state's north were devastated.Queenslanders will still be allowed to return home but must quarantine at a hotel at their own expense.Two of the women have tested positive to the virus."[The new cases] is the beginning of what could be a community-spread type event and causing potential hotspots.Non-residents who have been in those 34 NSW areas or in Victoria in the past 14 days are not permitted to enter the state.This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Browse the latest properties for sale in Acacia Ridge and find your dream home with realestate.com.au. The Ridge Hotel has 44 rooms catering for a range of accommodation requirements, from single people to family groups.Whether you are having a wedding reception, a 21st, a school formal or reunion, if youâre looking for Brisbane Function Rooms for any other reason the Ridge Hotel is your number-one all-purpose facility. 786 properties for sale in Acacia Ridge, QLD 4110. Acacia Ridge is 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the central business district.
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