The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland, was placed into lockdown on Friday night after a positive case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus, was detected in a staff member believed to be a doctor. Queensland Health said in a statement that the staff member had contact with COVID-19 positive patients in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and was infectious in the community on Thursday. Test results revealed the staff member has low levels of the virus which means that they may have only been infections for around one day—before being tested on Friday. Queensland Health did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Queensland Health is currently tracing the doctor’s movements and any contact they may have had with staff, family, and friends. The public will be alerted if there is any risk to the broader community. …
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