Snap three-day lockdown from 4pm

Moreton Bay Region is one of 11 council areas going into a snap three-day lockdown from 4pm today.

It comes as Deputy Premier Steven Miles announced seven new cases in Queensland in the last 24 hours.

Significantly they are the Delta strain, which is currently behind the outbreak which has forced Sydney into a long lockdown.

Family in quarantine

Five of the cases are family members in the same household as the 17-year-old Indooroopilly State High School girl who is believed to have been infectious since July 27.

The Deputy Premier said it was essential to go "hard and go early" to tackle the more infectious Delta strain.

He urged residents to stay at home or go home as early as possible today saying we cannot "be complacent".

'Go hard go early'

"We all have to comply with the restrictions," he said, "with the Deltra strain, go hard and go early."

Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said five members of the household of the Indooroopilly student have the Delta strain.

All members of staff and students at the school are now in 14 days of quarantine.

"For the next three days I urge everyone to stay at home," said Dr Young.

The 11 LGAs are: 

Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Moreton Bay, Redlands, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Noosa, Somerset, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim.

The only reasons to leave your home will be to:

1. To buy essentials such as groceries or medications

2. Work or study if you can’t do either from home, no school unless children of essential workers
3. Exercise within 10km of your home

4. Healthcare or to provide help, care or support.

Masks to be worn

Schools and child care centres will only be open to essential workers or vulnerable families. Masks will be worn by children and teachers.

Funerals and weddings will be restricted to 10 people. Non-essential businesses will close, pubs, clubs and cafes will only service takeaway food.

Sports clubs in the region have immediately cancelled all games which had not already started today, following the lockdown announcement.

Football Queensland has said, following the lockdown announcement, all football in South East Queensland was suspended until 11.59pm on Tuesday August 9.

The lockdown applies to anyone who has been in the 11 LGAs since 1am today. 

Possible exposure sites

Close contacts

If you have been to this location in Queensland at the relevant times you must do the following:

1. immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine
2. get tested at your earliest opportunity
3. complete the online contact tracing form by clicking or tapping on the name for the relevant location in the table below. A pop up window will appear with specific advice for that location and a link to the form
   If you are unable to complete the contact tracing form please call 134 COVID (134 268)
4. continue to quarantine even after receiving a negative result. After you complete the contact tracing form you will be contacted by Queensland Health
5. continue to monitor for symptoms, if you become symptomatic get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.

If you are no longer in Queensland please check with the relevant state health department for health advice and requirements.

Casual contacts

If you have been to any of the below locations at the relevant times you must do the following:

1. immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine
2. get tested at your earliest opportunity
3. continue to quarantine until you receive a negative result
4. enter your details into the contact tracing form by clicking or tapping on the name for the relevant location in the table below. You will not be contacted by Queensland Health unless additional information about the exposure changes the risk level
5. continue to monitor for symptoms, if you become symptomatic get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.

If you are no longer in Queensland please check with the relevant state health department for health advice and requirements.

Low risk contacts

If you have been to any of the below locations at the relevant times you must do the following:

1. get tested at your earliest convenience but you do not need to quarantine until you receive a negative test result
2. continue to monitor for symptoms, if you become symptomatic get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.

If you are no longer in Queensland please check with the relevant state health department for health advice and requirements.

Everyone in the community should monitor for symptoms during the pandemic. If symptomatic, please get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.