The Queensland state government has announced a mask wearing mandate implemented in Brisbane and Moreton Bay yesterday be extended to include the Gold Coast in the state’s southeast on Wednesday. This comes as officials announced one new locally-acquired case on Wednesday morning after announcing four new mystery cases the day before. Despite no new hospitalisations reported, it has sparked fears for a potential lockdown in Brisbane, Moreton Bay, and the Gold Coast. The twin clusters come just days after tens of thousands of people attended the state-sanctioned NRL finals and the RiverFire festival in Brisbane, both of which fit the markers of what is commonly considered super spreader events. Of particular concern was a truck driver who had been in the state of New South Wales (NSW) and was infectious in Brisbane for eight days. He stayed at three separate hostels at Spring Hill and at South Brisbane between Thursday and Monday. The …