Queenslanders Told Masks Are Mandatory as Cases Grow in Sunshine State

Queenslanders Told Masks Are Mandatory as Cases Grow in Sunshine State
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk looks on at a press conference at Parliament house in Brisbane, Australia, on April 1, 2021.Jono Searle/Getty Images
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The Australian state of Queensland has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 and moved to mandate face masks for two weeks amid concerns about the Delta strain getting out of control.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says one new case is believed to the Alpha strain and linked to the cluster involving the Portuguese Family Centre in Brisbane.