Queensland has recorded one new case of locally transmitted coronavirus, with a 26-year-old Brisbane man infectious in the community since last Friday.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the man from the Brisbane suburb of Stafford has been infectious in the community since last Friday.
From midday aged care facilities, hospitals and prisons in the Brisbane City Council area will not be allowed visitors.
Ms Palaszczuk said people in crowded places in those areas will now be required to wear masks.
“These are sensible precautions to look after our most vulnerable,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
A detailed public health alert will be issued later today on what locations the man had visited.
Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said it was not known how the man became infected.
“We will be getting genome sequencing results later today or early tomorrow,” she said.
“We need to make sure we are socially distancing and where we can’t, to wear a mask.
“If you are in that vulnerable cohort, maybe stay at home for the next few days until we understand exactly what is happening here.”