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Omicron variant cases in Queensland

A Nigerian man, who tested positive while in hotel quarantine in Cairns, has been confirmed as a positive case for the new Omicron variant. The man flew into Queensland on Jetstar flight JQ950 from Sydney to Cairns on Friday 3 December and everybody on that flight has now been deemed a close contact. The man remains in Cairns Hospital but is well.

Another man, from South Africa, who tested positive on Saturday has also been confirmed to have the Omicron variant. He is also in hospital, in Brisbane, and remains well.

Queensland’s amazing Forensic and Scientific Services team identified the sample genome sequence was not Delta, nor the previously described Omicron genome sequence which has been described as having the S gene dropout. This new sequence was later confirmed by the international committee as a sub-lineage of Omicron, Omicron-like, which does not have the S gene dropout mutation.

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Queensland border opening 13 December and local cases

Queensland’s border re-opening date has been bought forward to 1am, Monday 13 December (from the original date of 17 December). Changes to Queensland’s border restrictions at 80 per cent fully vaccinated can be found online.

Today, 10 December 2021, six locally-acquired COVID-19 cases were reported, all on the Gold Coast. Ongoing transmission is expected in the coming days. All six people have been infectious in the community.

Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has urged anyone who visited the Gold Coast in the past 8 days to check the latest exposure sites.

For the full list of contract tracing sites visit the Queensland Health website.

Please encourage your communities to come forward for testing to ensure all cases are identified as quickly as possible. Visit the Queensland Health website for testing locations.

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Queensland update

Queensland reported one new case of community transmission yesterday; a fully vaccinated man who has been infectious in the community for three days on the Gold Coast and other areas.

Contact tracing sites include Robina, Fernvale and the Brisbane Airport.

For the full list of contract tracing sites visit the Queensland Health website.

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