Brisbane streets are deserted as the city continues its three-day lockdown, while states confirm new isolation protocols will be implemented for positive cases in hotel quarantine to address the virulent UK strain.
Here is a summary of what happened on Saturday:
- Three new overseas acquired cases were recorded in SA
- One new case — an overseas traveller — was reported in Western Australia
- WA ramped up genomic testing in the face of the UK strain
- The UK COVID-19 strain was detected in the Howard Springs quarantine centre
- All hotel quarantine staff in NSW are set to be tested daily
- The WHO urged rich countries not to hoard the vaccine
- No new local cases were recorded in Queensland a day after its lockdown began
Look back at how Saturday unfolded in the blog below:
