Only one case of coronavirus in Queensland ended the lockdown

Except lockdown is now located in Brisbane, the third largest city in Australia.

With the discovery of just one new case of local Covid-19 transmission, fears of a wider outbreak were allayed and the travel ban ended in time for the Catholic Easter holiday.

Both videos and photos on social media showed people wearing masks as they entered cafes and restaurants for lunch or a beer at Brisbane bars after the lockdown was lifted at noon today (local time), such as broadcasts AMPE.

Queensland Prime Minister Anastasia Palaisey had earlier said that the three-day travel ban in Brisbane would end at noon today, but residents are required to wear masks in public places, while measures of social distancing will continue to be applied.

“We are expecting a very good Easter,” she said.

However, the Palace drew everyone’s attention, as the mentioned state is a popular destination for domestic travelers during the Easter holidays, but also for the upcoming school holidays, saying that “The danger has not been overcome.”

“I urge the people of Queensland to do the right thing for the next two weeks. “If we do, we will get over it together,” Palacey said in a televised address.

Local officials imposed a lockdown on more than two million Brisbane residents on Tuesday as it dealt with the spread of two new outbreaks. COVID-19 with 18 confirmed cases, including a new infection, transmitted locally.

The large number of diagnostic tests performed in the last 24 hours made it possible to relax the restrictions, according to Palace.

However, in the context of implementing broader measures, home gatherings across the state will be reduced to 30 people, dancing in public places is prohibited, while in businesses there should be one person per two square meters.

An outbreak in Queensland has spread across the state border, spotting an outbreak of contamination in neighboring New South Wales, canceling the popular Bluesfest music festival in the coastal resort town of Byron Bay and again imposing restrictive measures in four restricted areas. state.

New South Wales, with Sydney as its capital, did not report any new cases today.

“We are optimistic that New South Wales is able to deal with the fear it has caused“, Said the state Prime Minister Gladys Beretziklian.

THE Australia has greatly reduced the transmission of COVID-19 through the closure of borders, the implementation of anti-traffic measures, but also the use of high-speed tracking systems.

The country has reported about 22,000 cases of local infection, including 909 deaths since the pandemic began, far fewer than most other economically developed countries.

However, some health experts have warned that a slow promotion of COVID-19 vaccination increases the risk of new outbreaks of infection.

About 670,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered since late March, a number much lower than the initial target of four million doses set by the government.

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