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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 17, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Queenslanders who plan to visit greater Sydney – in particular the Northern Beaches region – should consider the risk of these areas being declared a COVID-19 hotspot, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk warned on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

This follows the news that NSW Health has confirmed 17 cases of COVID-19 have been identified on Wednesday and Thursday in the Northern Beaches council area.<\/p>\n

People living in the Northern Beaches area – which stretches from Manly to Palm Beach and west to Terrey Hills – have been told by NSW authorities to work from home and remain at home as much as possible, avoid unnecessary gatherings, keep to their household group and avoid unnecessary travel.<\/p>\n

The alert has prompted some tighter restrictions in Queensland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“To protect vulnerable Queenslanders, anyone who has been in the Northern Beaches region in NSW since December 11 will not be able to visit Queensland residential aged care centres, hospitals or correctional facilities,” Premier Palaszczuk tweeted.<\/p>\n

She said Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young was closely monitoring the latest cases.<\/p>\n

Dr Young said it was an “evolving” situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next 24 hours are critical in suppressing the risk of the virus spreading,\u201d she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNSW has issued a number of public health alerts, where the recently confirmed cases have been while infectious.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s vital that anyone who has been in the Northern Beaches region \u2013 especially in any of the venues listed in the NSW public health alerts \u2013 follows the health advice issued by NSW.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat health advice includes that anyone who was at the Avalon Beach RSL on December 11 must immediately get tested and quarantine for 14 days in their home or in their current accommodation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am also asking anyone that has been in the Northern Beaches region since December 11 to monitor their health and immediately get tested if they develop any symptoms.<\/p>\n

“Contact tracing is currently underway by NSW Health, however any person currently in Queensland who may have been in any of those areas is urged to proactively get tested if they develop any symptoms.”<\/p>\n

Dr Young said it was important for Queenslanders to remain vigilant and “continue to practice physical distancing, hand washing and staying at home if you are unwell and to get tested if you experience any COVID-19 symptoms”.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 10:00pm:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Queensland Health released a statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n