Queensland Government Apologises to Family of ‘Virus’ Man

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (R) attends a press conference at parliament house as Minister Cameron Dick looks on, on March 25, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. Jono Searle/Getty Images

Queensland’s deputy premier has apologised to the grieving family of a Blackwater man who was wrongly identified as having COVID-19.

Stephen Miles says he’s sorry for the suffering of Nathan Turner’s family and his partner, who has had to grieve his death in isolation.