Residents in Gold Coast urged to get tested amid one new local COVID case

Описание: Queensland's Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young has urged residents in the Gold Coast to get tested after the state recorded one new local COVID-19 case.

Dr Young said the case, from Biggera Waters, is in his 50s and is a close contact of the aviation worker who tested positive.

Further, she said there are a number of exposure sites after a truck driver who regularly moves between Sydney and the Gold Coast tested positive in New South Wales.

She said he was infectious in the community for three days in the Gold Coast and urged residents in the area to check the state government website for exposure sites.

"So there are all of those exposure venues going up on our website, so it's very important that people check those exposure venues and follow the instructions of each venue as to whether you're a close contact, a casual contact, a low-risk contact," Dr Young said.

"But anyone from the Gold Coast, today - absolutely anyone with the most slightest of symptoms - please come and get tested."