China News Service, January 8th. According to Reuters, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, will start a three-day "blockade" from the evening of the 8th local time.
The state found a case of local mutation of the new coronavirus infection the day before yesterday.
The health department of Queensland, Australia said on the 7th that the viral genetic sequencing of a local new crown case reported in the state that day showed that the case was infected with the mutant new crown virus found in the UK.
Local media said that this is Australia's first local case of a mutated virus.
Data map: Australia under the epidemic.
The patient was a woman in her 20s who was doing cleaning in an isolated hotel in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, and was diagnosed on the 6th.
She is the first local case of infection discovered in the state after a lapse of more than 100 days and the only local case reported in the country on the 7th.
After the case was reported, Australia began emergency epidemic prevention.
From 6pm local time on the 8th, residents of Brisbane will be prohibited from going out except for essential business.
People who go out must wear masks.
A maximum of 10 people (including the emcee and witnesses) can participate in the wedding, and a maximum of 20 people in the funeral.
At the same time, Western Australia stated that people from Queensland cannot travel to the state.
Other states in Australia have also imposed mandatory quarantine on people from Queensland.
On the other hand, Australian Prime Minister Morrison said on the 8th that passengers traveling to Australia must show a negative result of the new crown test before boarding.
In addition, the Australian Cabinet has approved all states and territories to begin daily COVID-19 testing for quarantined hotel staff and international flight crews, and mandatory for passengers on domestic flights to wear masks.