An indoor mask mandate has come into effect in Queensland as the state grapples with its first serious wave of COVID-19 infections.
Face coverings are now required in all indoor settings except the family home and some workplaces where it is unsafe.
This includes most workplaces, pubs, clubs and cafes, stadiums, schools and medical waiting rooms.
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"The Chief Health Officer has ordered masks be worn indoors everywhere except in the family home and workplaces where it is unsafe," Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk wrote on Twitter.
Testing facilities in Queensland are now facing similar demand to New South Wales and Victoria, where 18,278 and 7172 new cases were recorded today respectively.
In Murrarie, testing queues are stretched for kilometres.
Some who tested positive on rapid tests and are now seeking a PCR test have claimed they've been told to go home as the line is too long.
https://twitter.com/JordanFabris9/status/1477401027934515201This comes after a slight drop in the state's coronavirus daily cases yesterday, recording 2266 new infections compared to 3118 the day before.
However this decline can be attributed to a change in the way the Sunshine State reports new cases.
Going forward, case numbers will be reported from 7pm to 7pm.
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https://twitter.com/AnnastaciaMP/status/1477083346190553090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1477083347746635777%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.9news.com.au%2Fnational%2Fcoronavirus-update-nsw-records-22577-new-covid19-cases-victoria-tally-rises-to-7442%2Fe4faf6f8-4c62-47f7-92ae-dbbbd13c1649Yesterday's numbers were from yesterday's 7am-7pm period.
Of the new cases, 80 people are in hospital and one patient is in ICU.
