The Queensland government has declared seven COVID hotspots in the neighbouring state of New South Wales (NSW) as a CCP virus cluster increases to 21 cases. As a result, from 1 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, Queensland will close its borders to people from the following Local Government Areas of Sydney: The City of Sydney Woollahra Bayside Canada Bay Inner West Randwick “As we know, this Delta variant is much more infectious than other variants,” Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told reporters on Wednesday. “We have serious concerns.” The emergence of a new Sydney cluster comes as Queensland prepares to lift further virus restrictions on Friday. “We cannot afford to have this Delta variant out in our community,” the premier said, adding that she was following in Victoria’s footsteps to close its borders to those specific local government areas. “People should be prepared that if there is further spread in NSW, …