Masks must be worn when out in public although children under the age of 12 are exempt. Wedding florist Angie Kowal said she had to act swiftly after the venue called with the news of the change to restrictions. Ms Jones said she planned to stick to her holiday activities of gin, wine and cheese — but at home in Brisbane. The partner of a Queensland cleaner who tested positive to the UK variant of Covid-19 has also tested positive, hours before a lockdown of greater Brisbane was … Queensland has recorded one new local case of Covid-19 just hours after Brisbane was released from its three days lockdown, amid fears the UK mutant strain had spread across the city. wrote a man. "We've experienced cancellations, we've experienced amendments to bookings, people are cancelling a week out because their parents are in aged homes in Brisbane — so we're getting the whole spectrum at the moment.". Mr Francis said they were the first passengers onboard to notice the Tasmanian Government's announcement that anyone arriving who had been in Greater Brisbane since January 2 would have to quarantine for up to 14 days. Officers have been armed with 40,000 masks to help people comply with the compulsory public mask mandate, punishable by a $200 fine for non-compliance. 8/01/2021 . Aerial view of Brisbane CBD. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced Greater Brisbane will go into a three-day lockdown after a hotel cleaner tested positive to the highly contagious UK strain of coronavirus. Greater Brisbane entered a hard lockdown at 6pm on Friday after a cleaner at a quarantine hotel was diagnosed with the highly contagious UK variant of COVID-19. Residents are required to stay at home until 6pm on Monday and only go out for work if they can't do so at home, for essential shopping or to provide healthcare for a vulnerable person in their local neighbourhood. The lockdown applies to council areas of Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Moreton, and Redlands. Walk, drive or cycle - put a mask on when you leave home and keep it on, unless you're taking it off for an allowed purpose,' the post read. But Mr Rayward said he was thrilled so many guests could still make the rescheduled wedding on Friday afternoon — with just 15 guests having to pull out. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. 'The answer is yes.'. Greater Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread of the highly infectious UK COVID-19 variant, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on Friday. Breaking down the latest news and research to understand how the world is living through an epidemic, this is the ABC's Coronacast podcast. Jarred Rayward and Annick Myburgh were set to be married on Saturday in front of 86 friends and family. A. ustralia’s third-largest city, Brisbane, will lock down for three days after a cleaner at a quarantine hotel was diagnosed with the more infectious British variant of Covid-19. Residents can only go outside for one of four essential reasons -  for work if they can't do so from home, to do essential shopping or to provide healthcare for a vulnerable person in their local neighbourhood. "We were the first ones to notice because we were checking it live, so we quickly grabbed one of the Qantas hosties to say 'hey I think we need to get off the plane' and so they did a bit of a scramble and let us off and then they started to work it out as well," Mr Francis said. Following increased COVID-19 community transmission in New Zealand, Queensland will remove the country as a ‘safe travel country'. The secret uses of lemon you NEVER knew about: Why the fruit is the DIY cleaning product thousands swear by... Dignified Kate Middleton carries on with royal duties with phone call with rower to mark International... Archie's VERY impressive vocabulary! Greater Brisbane’s 72-hour COVID lockdown, which takes effect at 6pm on Friday, has a crucial difference from the months-long lockdown endured by … A bare-faced man who turned up to protest in Brisbane's Botanical Gardens was arrested and fined $1300 after first refusing a mask and then refusing a direction to go home (video above). Seven new cases, … A leading Australian infectious disease expert has criticised Greater Brisbane’s snap three-day-lockdown, saying it was an “unreasonable” over-reaction that “won’t solve the problem”. Queensland has recorded the largest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases since Brisbane was forced into a three-day lockdown in January. Brisbane lifts COVID-19 lockdown after city finds zero cases . Many questioned why they should be forced to wear a mask alone in their car when there is no risk of passing on a virus to anyone else. Professional cleaner: Tiny part of shower you're neglecting to clean. More than 2 million Queenslanders have been placed into a shock lockdown covering greater Brisbane, as fears grow over new highly contagious strain of the coronavirus. COVID 19 – Brisbane Lockdown. "We're going to miss out on our holiday but it's a global pandemic and I think ultimately, it's great that the Premier and the Chief Health Officer are doing the right thing in Queensland and I really respect the decision the Government's made to keep us safe," he said. A terrifying map shows the Brisbane locations which have been exposed to the UK's mutant variant of the virus since January 2, including a busy train line, a Coles and a Woolworths, A man jogs with his face mask alone at South Bank, Brisbane on Day 1 of lockdown, Saturday. Greater Brisbane will enter a three day lockdown in a bid to contain a potentially crippling outbreak of a mutant strain of COVID-19. Greater Brisbane will enter the hard lockdown after a cleaner at a quarantine hotel was diagnosed with the UK variant of COVID-19. "It said all of Brisbane is 'high-risk', so we got off the plane," Ms Jones said. Friday morning I drove into work. We offer tailored front pages for local audiences in each state and territory. Queensland Police officers offered the man a mask but he refused, then told the man to go home, but he refused that also. "We had four different options we were working through, but honestly the flowers would have died.". Ms Myburgh said she was heartbroken when she heard Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's announcement on Friday morning and decided to quickly bring the wedding forward before new restrictions came into action. Queensland health authorities […] When asked why, he said: 'Because I want to go to that protest meeting, I feel it is important to send a message. Austrália coloca 2 milhões de pessoas em lockdown após 1 caso novo de covid Moradores de Perth, 4ª maior cidade do país, ficam 5 dias em casa para conter disseminação da doença Funerals are limited to only 20 people and weddings to 10 people. 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Effective 9am Friday 8 th January 2021. Meghan Markle reveals 'hydrate' is her 22-month-old son's new favourite... 'Harry wants America to HATE his own family': Piers Morgan blasts 'shameful' Prince for allowing Meghan to... Will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter be called Diana? On Friday, the premier announced Greater Brisbane would enter a three-day lockdown after a cleaner at a quarantine hotel was diagnosed with the highly-infectious mutant strain. By: AP | Brisbane | January 8, 2021 11:53:39 am. On the Sunshine Coast, accommodation providers said their phones had been ringing non-stop since Friday morning's lockdown announcement, with staff taking questions and cancellations from flustered holiday-makers. Meanwhile Kate Jones, 47 and Cameron Francis, 42, were buckled up on a plane in Brisbane, ready to fly to Tasmania for a 10-day holiday on Friday morning when the travel advice suddenly changed.