Prime Minister Anastasia Palaszczuk announced queensland as there were 59 new cases of covid omicron The variant has a hold in the state.
“I expect more and more cases to come out in the Christmas and New Years, but we are well prepared for that,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
Latest figure 42. is of growth COVID-19 Cases were reported in Queensland yesterday, more than double the number recorded just 48 hours ago.
Of the new cases, forty-nine were obtained locally, 16 are linked to the previously announced case and 33 cases are under investigation. Nine cases were acquired interstate and one was acquired overseas.
Queensland now had 89.6 percent of eligible people given the first dose of the COVID vaccine, and 84.51 percent were fully vaccinated.
Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard said cases were doubling every 48 hours.
“We have 43 Omicron cases confirmed so far in Queensland and out of those tested yesterday, there were 13 Omicron cases and eight Delta cases,” he said.
Yesterday he was forced to revise his prediction that Omicron would be the dominant strain in weeks, saying it could happen ‘in days’ as more new variants were found in 21 of the 25 recent positive cases.
He said, “It’s happening very fast, again even faster than we originally predicted, we thought it could take weeks, looks like if this trend continues it will take days.” will be effective within.”
Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk announced there were 59 new cases of Covid in Queensland as the Omicron version takes hold in the state
Ms Palaszczuk dismissed fears that Queensland would reimpose border restrictions.
He said, ‘There is a balance to be reached here in terms of people seeing their loved ones.’
‘We are not seeing so much influx into our hospitals at the moment.
‘What we are seeing from the evidence so far is that people are getting less severe disease in this way.’
‘Queenslanders think the PCR test coming to Queensland is giving people an additional measure of protection, but we know this variant is highly contagious, it is spreading across Australia and is becoming the dominant strain in Australia. ‘
The news cases were spread across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, the Toowoomba area and Townsville.
Dr Gerrard designated a ‘group of concerns’ as the graduation ceremony for Griffith University paramedics and nursing students was held last week at Brisbane’s convention and exhibition center and was attended by more than 2,600 people. Today’s press conference was held.
Gerrard said, ‘It will be very instructive to learn over the next 1-2 weeks what patterns we see in hospitals. ‘There is no one in intensive care in hospitals at this time.’
After 20 total cases on Friday, and 31 just 24 hours earlier, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard expected the numbers to rise after Queensland opened its borders to fully vaccinated interstate travelers last Monday.
He said the fact that the isolated Mount Isa settlement has now been affected indicates that the virus has spread.
“It’s not just coastal cities that are affected, now it’s inland cities,” Dr Gerrard said.
‘It is likely that most Queenslanders will potentially be exposed to this virus in the coming weeks.
‘If this rate continues, we will see significant numbers in January as predicted.’
Ms Palaszczuk dismisses fears Queensland will reimpose border restrictions on Monday’s COVID-19 update
A ‘cluster of concern’ was identified at Brisbane’s convention and exhibition center (pictured) following a graduation ceremony for Griffith University paramedics and nursing students
Yesterday Dr. Gerrard said no one was in intensive care, with only one of the 42 new cases showing symptoms. He said the ‘moderately unwell and breathless’ woman had not been vaccinated.
“There are 66 patients in the hospital, but only one of those 66 patients is for medical reasons,” Gerrard said Monday.
‘There may be other reasons for Kovid-19 patients to be in the hospital, such as separating them from sick relatives.’
Dr Gerrard said early signs indicate the vaccines “appear to be effective” against Omicron, with current cases showing “very mild symptoms”.
Gerrard said the state government is changing the way it deals with COVID cases.
“Previously we have been admitting all patients with COVID-19 to hospitals in Queensland, mostly for infection-control purposes,” he said.
‘We’re moving away from that model and we’re clearing beds in the coming weeks to allow for capacity, should we need to.’
As of last Friday, unvaccinated people are banned in most Queensland venues, including cafes, restaurants, nightclubs, stadiums and theme parks. Pictured: People outside in Surfers Paradise present their vaccination status in a nightclub
As of last Friday, unvaccinated people are banned in most Queensland venues, including cafes, restaurants, nightclubs, stadiums and theme parks.
The Palaszczuk government reintroduced face masks for indoor settings including retail stores, public transport and rideshare services from 1am last Saturday.
The Queensland Government on Monday also announced a $200 million funding injection for Queensland hospitals to address the rising COVID-19 cases and the resulting additional strain on the health system.
Ms Palaszczuk said the money was ‘ready to go’ to help the health system manage COVID cases at home rather than in hospitals.
Two police officers, one in the Gold Coast and one in Logan, who had tested positive for Covid, forced more than 50 other officers into quarantine.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Steve Galschevsky said police had planned such an event and would keep police numbers on the front lines.
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