Queensland’s Chief Health Officer says the latest COVID-19 case has highlighted the strength of the State’s contact tracing regime.
Jeannette Young (pictured) thanked the thousands of Queenslanders, including confirmed cases, close contacts and venue operators, who helped contain the Greater Brisbane area’s two clusters.
Dr Young said that among the latest cases was a locally-acquired case linked to Brisbane’s northside cluster.
She said the man attended the Black Hops Brewery in East Brisbane at the same time as a confirmed case on 20 March.
He was identified as a close contact on 27 March and went into quarantine. His initial test while in quarantine was negative.
Dr Young said the man became unwell and was diagnosed with the United Kingdom variant when tested a second time.
“This means that he has been in quarantine for his entire infectious period and there is no risk to the public,” Dr Young said.
“This individual has been a model case. He has done everything right and as a result, he has not infected anyone else in the community.”
She said the case also demonstrated the value of Queensland’s contact tracing network.
“We have been able to find a potential case, remove him from the community and prevent more people from being infected,” Dr Young said.
“It is a complex task and there is a lot of pressure but we have a wealth of skilled and experienced contact tracers up to the task,” she said.
