Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has broken the news this morning that there has been a confirmed case of the highly infections UK coronavirus strain in Brisbane and Greater Brisbane will now be entering a three day lockdown.

While we are so far Covid-free in our Northern Rivers bubble, Brisbane is fairly close to home - so if you have plans to head up to Queensland or have relatives visiting, you might need to amend them.

From 6pm tonight until 6pm Monday, residents in the local government areas of Brisbane, Ipswich, Moreton Bay, Logan and Redlands must wear masks everywhere except at home and can only leave home for one of these reasons:

• To buy essentials like groceries or medications
• Work or study if you can’t do either from home
• Exercise
• Healthcare or to provide help, care or support
• Providing care or assistance to an immediate family member
• Work, or volunteering, or study if it is not reasonably practicable to work or learn remotely
• Child custody arrangements
• Legal obligations
• Visit for end of life
• Attend funeral or wedding in line with restrictions

Further restrictions include:

📌 No more than two visitors to the household per day (in addition to anyone else currently staying in the household), excluding care workers or volunteers

📌 All businesses that can remain open must adhere to one person per 4 square metres with maximum of 20 to 50 with COVID Safe or Industry Plan

📌 Restaurants and cafes to provide takeaway service only

📌 Cinemas, entertainment and recreation venues, gyms etc to close

📌 Places of worship to close

📌 Weddings involve a maximum of 10 people, including the celebrant and witnesses

📌 Funerals involve a maximum of 20 people

📌 Mandatory mask wearing anywhere outside of your home

📌 No visitors to aged care facilities, hospitals, disability accommodation services or correctional facilities.