Snap 3-Day Lockdown for Parts of Queensland After 2 CCP Virus Cases

Snap 3-Day Lockdown for Parts of Queensland After 2 CCP Virus Cases
A general view of Townsville with the port in the background is seen in the electorate of Herbert in Townsville, Australia on May 4, 2019. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has said that southeast Queensland, Townsville, Palm Island, and Magnetic Island will go into a three-day lockdown from 6 p.m. on Tuesday until 6 p.m. on Friday, July 2.

Residents in this area must stay at home unless leaving for one of the exempted reasons: essential education and work, obtain healthcare, providing care or support for a vulnerable family member, and for essential shopping or exercise outdoors.

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