A COVID-19 quarantine hotel closes in Queensland

Hotel Grand Chancellor has been shut for deep cleaning

Hotel Grand Chancellor has been shut for deep cleaning Source: AAP

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A Queensland quarantine hotel has been shutdown after genomic testing showed six people became infected with the United Kingdom COVID-19 variant.

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