Queensland on high alert after man who tested positive to Covid crossed the border before spending a week in Brisbane
- Man spent a week in Brisbane before testing positive to Covid after leaving NSW
- He was a close contact of a positive case in a Sydney workplace
- Man was initially provided a negative test result from a private lab
Queensland are on high alert after a man who tested positive to Covid crossed the border before spend a week in Brisbane while infectious.
The man, who was a close contact of a known case, boarded a flight to Ballina on July 14 before police were told about the significant breach of public health.
The Virgin Australia flight arrived from Sydney about 11.45am and every other passenger is now considered a close contact and must isolate for 14 days.
Queensland are on high alert after a man who tested positive to Covid crossed the border before spend a week in Brisbane while infectious (STOCK PICTURE)
The man, who was a close contact of a known case, boarded a flight to Ballina on July 14 before police were told about the significant breach of public health. (STOCK PICTURE)
Authorities said they were aware of the man’s identity and he has since tested positive to the virus.
The man told authorities he was isolating since July 10, when he was first notified that he was a workplace contact of a known case, but officials have since determined that ‘is not true’.
‘We are concerned about the nature and extent of his exposures on the flight and in the community both in New South Wales and in Queensland,’ authorities said on Sunday.
NSW Police is investigating the matter.
NSW Health’s Dr Jeremy McAnulty said that the man was initially provided with a negative test result from a private lab which turned out to be a mistake.
‘But this didn’t change the fact that he had to isolate for 14 days,’ he said.
Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young said the latest case had visited the sunshine state while infectious.
