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Queensland will close its borders to all of Greater Sydney after declaring the area a coronavirus hotspot

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is seen during a press conference at Parliament House in Brisbane, Monday, June 15, 2020. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Source: AAP

Queensland will close its borders to all of Greater Sydney from 1am on Saturday.


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By Evan Young, Emma Brancatisano

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Queensland will close its borders to all of Greater Sydney from 1am on Saturday.


Queensland has declared Greater Sydney a coronavirus hotspot as cases in the harbour city continue to rise.

From 1am on Saturday, all arrivals into Queensland will be forced into hotel quarantine at their own expense if they have travelled from Greater Sydney.

A number of new pop-up coronavirus testing clinics have been established in inner-Sydney as a cluster continues to grow in the suburb of Potts Point.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the growing cluster prompted her government "to move quickly" to "protect Queenslanders". 

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