Queensland Covid: states slam borders shut as Brisbane enters snap three-day lockdown

Two women who travelled to Byron Bay in NSW while infectious are among the four new local cases of the UK variant of coronavirus

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A number of states have slammed their borders shut to Queenslanders as greater Brisbane enters a snap three-day snap lockdown after authorities discovered four new locally-acquired coronavirus cases.

Queensland's chief health officer, Dr Jeannette Young, on Monday described the growing cluster of seven cases as significant community transmission" of the UK variant. She warned people in greater Brisbane to stay home over the coming days.