Queensland closes border to Sydney as two women test positive for Covid-19 after failing to self-isolate

Qld on high alert and closing border to greater Sydney after two women become first positive coronavirus cases outside quarantine since May

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Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is absolutely furious" that two women returned to Queensland from Victoria without self-isolating and have now tested positive to coronavirus.

Responding to the development, Palaszczuk declared that greater Sydney will be a coronavirus hotspot from Saturday morning, catching New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian by surprise. Queensland's borders are already closed to anyone from Victoria.