Queensland has recorded one new COVID-19 case as the deputy premier plays down fears a freight ship north of Brisbane may be carrying a new strain of the virus.
Health Minister Steven Miles says it's too soon to determine the genomic identification of the strain that infected a crew member aboard MV Sofrana Surville.
The ship anchored off Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast after authorities on Tuesday prevented it docking in Brisbane.
Health officials are preparing to test the 19 crew members aboard the vessel but Dr Miles dismissed concerns the ship could be harbouring a mutated version of the disease.
There are no confirmed cases currently on the ship.
"I've seen those media reports suggesting it's a new strain. We wouldn't have that kind of information to hand yet," he told reporters on Wednesday.
"The initial testing doesn't provide that level of genomic identification.
"There's no need to be particularly concerned about this case. We've managed a number of ships off our coast with positive cases."
The ship sailed from New Zealand earlier in the month with fresh crew from the Philippines before stopping at Noumea in New Caledonia.
New Zealand alerted Australian officials the crew could be infected with coronavirus on Tuesday after an engineer who worked on the Sofrana as well as another ship tested positive.
Queensland health officials have asked New Zealand authorities for more information about the ship and crew.
It comes a day after two travellers from New Zealand were forced into quarantine after unexpectedly arriving in Queensland.
Dr Miles previously said the pair flew from Sydney after arriving in Australia under the two country's travel bubble arrangements.
Asked if Queensland would now join the agreement, Dr Miles said "no further consideration" had been given to it.
Queensland recorded one new COVID-19 case overnight after a returned traveller in hotel quarantine tested positive.
Health officials completed 5889 coronavirus tests in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning.
The state has five active cases and it has been 41 days since the last case was diagnosed in the community.
