The Queensland government will slam its border shut to Victoria after the state went into a seven-day lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak.
The lockdown will begin at 11.59pm on Thursday after the state recorded 11 new cases linked to the City of Whittlesea outbreak overnight taking the total cases to 26.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says anyone who has been in Victoria since May 11 will be ordered into hotel quarantine on arrival from 1am on Friday.
"We've been through this before, and I know that people understand that we have to take these measures on the advice ... because we want to continue to keep Queenslanders safe," Ms Palaszczuk told reporters.
The premier said police would be meeting flights at the state's airports to check if people arriving have been in Victoria.
Anyone already in Queensland will be subject to the same lockdown provisions that Victorians are for the next seven days.
It's the first time Queensland has shut the border to a domestic location since travel from Western Australia's Perth and Peel regions was restricted on April 23.
"We've all done this before, we know exactly what's needed. It's kept us safe before, and I'm sure this will keep us safe again," Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said.
Queensland reported no new locally acquired virus cases and two in already in hotel quarantine on Thursday.
