Article 5F8BY Brisbane hospital in lockdown after staff member tests positive for coronavirus

Brisbane hospital in lockdown after staff member tests positive for coronavirus

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Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says contact tracing is underway and anyone with symptoms should get tested immediately

Brisbane's Princess Alexandra hospital has been placed into lockdown after a staff member contracted Covid-19 from a patient.

The staff member had contact with the patient in the early hours of Wednesday and was infectious in the community on Thursday, Queensland Health said in a statement on Friday night. The staff member is a doctor, the ABC reported.

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