The Queensland government has declared a snap three-day COVID-19 lockdown in the Cairns and Yarrabah local government areas from 4 p.m. on Sunday. This comes after a taxi driver tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. State health authorities told reporters they are investigating the source of the infection and don’t yet know if it is the highly contagious Delta strain but are responding as if it is. The taxi driver was potentially infectious and active in the community since July 29, which Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr. Jeannette Young described as a “significant amount of exposure”—enough to warrant the snap lockdown. His first “significant symptoms” appeared on July 31 and then the man became “sicker and sicker,” Young said, adding that he was “most infectious” in the two days prior. His household contacts have also reported feeling unwell, adding to the …