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Lockdown ends in south-east Queensland but Cairns residents ordered to stay home due to mystery case
State records nine local cases as Cairns taxi driver found to be infectious in the community for 10 days
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South-east Queensland is emerging from a week-long lockdown as Cairns residents are plunged into a snap lockdown of their own after a local taxi driver was found to have been infectious in the community for 10 days with Covid.
Queensland reported nine new local cases on Sunday with the greater south-east region exiting its lockdown at 4pm as scheduled – although some restrictions will remain in place for two weeks including mandatory mask-wearing.
Read the original article at The Guardian