21/Apr/2020 04:41 AM
Date: 21 April 2020
Location: Cairns Hospital, 165 The Esplanade, Cairns Qld
4870
Number of people: 3
Details: A COVID-19 cluster has emerged at a pathology lab at
Cairns Hospital after tests confirmed three lab workers had been
infected with the virus, although they had already recovered. Last
week, a worker at the Cairns laboratory tested positive. The
cluster is thought to have started with a Brisbane lab technician
who visited the hospial last month. Authorities are now undertaking
wide-ranging testing for all staff. Anyone who was experiencing
symptoms in Cairns was being urged to get tested immediately.
QLD has now had 1024 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus