Brisbane Lockdown Ends at 6PM but ‘Not out of the Woods Yet’

The Brisbane and Moreton Bay lockdown measures will end at 6 p.m. on Saturday, with restrictions remaining in place in certain local government areas until July 16. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Saturday morning thanked residents for their co-operation in locking down for an extra day, but she stressed “we are not out of the woods yet.” While restrictions remain in place for certain local government areas the premier urged businesses not to allow people into their premises unless they have checked in with a phone app as part of the state’s CCP virus restrictions. “I’m asking businesses: Please do not allow people into your businesses unless they have checked in,” Palaszcuk told reporters on Saturday morning. “If it means putting a staff member in to make sure people have checked in; this is vital for our contact tracers.” Queensland has mandated since May that businesses in the state must use the …
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