Queensland authorities are fighting to contain a Covid-19 outbreak in the south-east of the state stemming from the Brisbane youth detention centre at Wacol. While no children detained at the centre have yet contracted the virus, workers and their families have created a small community cluster.
In order to contain the outbreak, Queensland authorities have released a list of hotspots where Covid-19 positive people visited while infectious.
Those who attended some locations must isolate immediately for 14 days. Others will be contacted by members of the public health team to discuss next steps.
A longer list of potential hotspots has been released, with the premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, urging all those who visited to monitor their health closely, and to seek testing and isolate immediately if they develop even the mildest symptoms.
More detailed information is available on the Queensland government website. This list will be updated as more locations are added or removed.
Hotspot locations
All passengers sitting in rows 25 to 29 on flight VA962 from Brisbane to Sydney on 17 August 2020 must isolate immediately for 14 days. If they develop symptoms they must get tested.
All other passengers on board the flight should monitor for symptoms.
Public health officials will be also contacting all those who dined at the Jam Pantry cafe in Greenslopes on 16 August between 9.45am and 11am.
Those who attended the cafe outside those hours should monitor for symptoms.
Potential hotspot locations
According to the Queensland government, everyone who attended these locations during the listed time should monitor for Covid-19 symptoms and immediately get tested if they develop.
24 August
The Good Guys, Oxley – 9am to 9.45am
Woolworths, The Station Oxley, Oxley – 10am to 10.30am
23 August
Coles, Forest Lake Shopping Centre, Forest Lake – 5pm to 5.15pm
22 August
Graceville Netball courts and canteen, Faulkner Park, Graceville – 8:00am to 8:15am
Pet Barn, Browns Plains – 10.30am to 10.45am
Bunnings, Browns Plains – 10.45am to 11.15am
The Good Guys, Browns Plains – 11.15am to 11.35am
21 August
Woolworths, Forest Lake shopping centre, Forest Lake – 10:30am to 10:45am
The Chop Shop (Butcher), Forest Lake shopping centre, Forest Lake – ~10.45am to 11.15am
Best & Less, Forest Lake shopping centre, Forest Lake – 10.45am to 11.15am
Orion Shopping Centre Springfield – 4:15pm to 5pm
Sia’s Takeaway, Kingston Road, Slacks Creek – 11:30am to 11:45am
20 August
Ipswich hospital emergency department, Ipswich – 12am to 6:19am
Woolworths, Marsden on Fifth shopping centre, Marsden – 10am to ~10:15am
USQ (University of Southern Queensland) Campus Cafe, Springfield – 12:05pm to 12:13pm
Coles Forest Lake, Forest Lake – 3:15pm to 4pm
19 August
12 RND Fitness, Birkdale – 8am to 9:30am
Woolworths, Browns Plains Grand Plaza, Browns Plains – 9:30am to unknown
The Jam Pantry, Greenslopes – 10:30am to 11:45am
Officeworks, Ipswich – 11am to 11:10am
Red Cross Op Shop, Sherwood Road, Sherwood – 12.30pm to ~1pm
Sherwood transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre, Sherwood – 12:30pm to 1 pm
Westfield Carindale shopping centre, Carindale – 1pm to 3pm
Indooroopilly shopping centre, Indooroopilly – 1pm to 4pm
Myer, Indooroopilly – 1pm to 4pm
David Jones, Indooroopilly – 1pm to 4pm
Touch of Indian, Indooroopilly – 1pm to 4pm
Sweets from Heaven, Indooroopilly – 1pm to 4pm
Bras ‘n’ Things, Westfield Carindale, Carindale – 1pm to 3pm
Ghanda clothing, Westfield Carindale, Carindale – ~1pm to 3pm
Myer, Westfield Carindale, Carindale – 1pm to 3pm
Newsagent in Sherwood, Sherwood Road, Sherwood – 1.10pm to 1.20pm
Baskin Robbins, Camp Hill Market Place, Camp Hill – 5:30pm to ~5:40pm
7-Eleven Springfield, Springfield – 7.30pm to 7.35pm
Pho Inn, Camp Hill Market Place, Camp Hill – 5:30pm to 5:40pm
Ipswich Hospital ED, Ipswich – 11:00pm to 12am
18 August
BCF Greenslopes – 12:30pm to ~1pm
Rock and Roll Butcher (Brisbane Bulk Meats), Logan Road, Greenslopes – 1pm to unknown
Chemist Warehouse, Waratah Drive, Crestmead – afternoon
Uncle Bill’s takeaway, Brassall – 5:45pm to 6:15pm
United Fuels, Springfield – 6:05pm to 6:12pm
BP Wacol (corner Boundary and Progress roads), Wacol – evening
17 August
Indooroopilly shopping centre, Indooroopilly – 11am to 1pm
Bupa, Indooroopilly – 11am to 1pm
Origin Kebabs, Indooroopilly – 11am to 1pm
Calamvale Shopping Centre, Calamvale – 1:30pm – 2pm
Richlands magistrates courthouse, Richlands – 12:15pm to 12:30pm
Bendigo Bank, Elizabeth St shopping centre, Acacia Ridge – 12:45pm to 12:55pm
Munch Inn Café, Elizabeth St shopping centre, Acacia Ridge – 1:00pm to 1:10pm
Greenbank takeaway, Greenbank – 6:30pm to 6:40pm
Costco Bundamba self-service fuel station, Bundamba – afternoon
16 August
Woolworths, Marsden on Fifth shopping centre, Marsden – 10am to ~10:15am
Coles, Browns Plains Grand Plaza, Browns Plains – 10:30am to 11am
7-Eleven Service Station, Springfield – 12:10pm to 12:15pm
Anytime Fitness, Village Square, Browns Plains – 1:20pm to 2:30pm
Riverlink shopping centre, Ipswich – morning
The Reject Shop, Ipswich – morning
Jamaica Blue coffee shop, Ipswich – morning
Puma Fuel, Wacol – 4pm to 4.10pm
15 August
K-Mart, Browns Plains Grand Plaza, Browns Plains – 9:30am to 9:45am
Anytime Fitness, Village Square, Browns Plains – 10:25am to 11:35am
14 August
OfficeWorks, Browns Plains – 10am to 10:10am
Coles, Browns Plains Grand Plaza, Browns Plains – after 10am to before 11am
Ikea, Slacks Creek – 11am to 2pm
Woolworths, Marsden on Fifth shopping centre, Marsden – 11:15am to 11:30am
Anytime Fitness, Village Square, Browns Plains – 2:20pm to 3:30pm
Bunnings, Browns Plains – 2:30pm to 3pm
Aldi, Forest Lake Village shopping centre, Forest Lake – 4pm to 4.30pm
Coles, Forest Lake shopping centre, Forest Lake – 4pm to 4:30pm
Forest Lake Tavern, Forest Lake – 6:30pm to 10:30pm
13 August
Australian Nails, Forest Lake shopping centre, Forest Lake – 11am to ~12am
Forest Lake shopping centre, Forest Lake – 11am to 3pm
Fig Tree Bakehouse, Forest Lake shopping centre, Forest Lake – 12pm to unknown
Nandos, Forest Lake shopping centre, Forest Lake – after 12pm to unknown
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