COVID-19 hotspots
Hotspots are declared to stop people who have travelled to high-risk areas entering Queensland without first completing a 14 day self-quarantine.
Anyone who has travelled to or lived in one of the declared hotspots must self-quarantine for 14 days upon entering Queensland, unless the travel is for essential purposes.
If you are entering a designated area you must self-quarantine for 14 days regardless of the reason for your travel to a declared hotspot.There are some exceptions in the direction.
Declared hotspots
l, Dr Jeannette Young, Chief Health Officer, reasonably believe it is necessary to publish the following list of COVID-19 hotspots pursuant to the powers under s362B of the Public Health Act 2005 to assist in containing, or to respond to, the spread of COVID-19 within the community.
The direction applies from 12.01 am on Thursday 14 May 2020 until the end of the declared public health emergency, unless it is revoked or replaced. The purpose of this direction is to identify COVID-19 hotspots for:
- Public Health Direction – Border Restrictions (No.5) or its successor
- Public Health Direction – Restricted Access to Designated Areas Direction (No.2) or its successor
- other public health directions about the movement of people to or from COVID-19 hotspots.
From 12.01 am on Thursday 14 May 2020 the following Local Government Areas are COVID-19 hotspots:
| State or Territory | Local Government Area |
|---|---|
| Victoria | Wyndham City |
| Victoria | Moorabool Shire |
| Victoria | Melton City |
Penalties: A person to whom the direction applies commits an offence if the person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the direction.
The following Local Government Areas are no longer COVID-19 hotspots:
| Local Government Area | Start of declared hotspot | End of declared hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | ||
| Ku-ring-gai | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Cumberland | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Ryde | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Inner West | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Randwick | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Sutherland Shire | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Woollahra | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Blacktown | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Central Coast | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Northern Beaches | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Sydney | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
| Waverley | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 |