Queensland will close its border to NSW for four weeks, but not the ACT, as authorities work to prevent COVID-19 spreading from outbreaks interstate while relaxing restrictions internally
Anyone entering the ACT from the Orange City Council, Blayney Shire Council or Cabonne Shire Council areas will need to abide by the ACT’s stay-at-home requirements.
Queensland will declare parts of regional NSW a hotspot from 1am on Thursday as the state works to prevent the Delta strain spreading from locked down areas around Australia.
The central-western NSW town of Orange and its surrounds have woken to a snap seven-day lockdown after a COVID-positive delivery driver visited the area and infected another person.
