The Queensland Government is expanding its list of businesses that must use the Check In Qld app, with supermarkets, shopping centres and adult entertainment venues to be included.
Currently, only hospitality venues are required to register with the app, which uses a QR code to record patrons’ details.
The changes, coming into effect on July 9, will expand the mandatory program to include everything from hairdressers and gyms, to churches, camping areas, supermarkets, and strip joints.
Read the full list below
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New check-in app inclusions
- Stadiums, convention centres, theme parks, concert venues and cinemas
- Shopping centres and supermarkets
- Beauty and personal care service, such as hairdressing, beauty therapy and nail services
- Indoor cultural festivals and expos
- Outdoor music or dance festivals
- Leisure and recreation facilities, such as gyms, health clubs and indoor pools
- Hotels, boarding houses and short-term holiday rentals
- Caravan parks, camping areas, zoos and aquariums
- Public-facing government services, such as customer service counters in government buildings, galleries, museums, libraries and community centres
- Weddings, funerals and places of worship
- Universities, TAFEs and training organisations
- Hospitals, residential aged care, disability service accommodation
- Adult entertainment venues
Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said retail stores will also be included and her department is working to update the list to avoid confusion.
“We’ve been working to refine that list to provide clarity to businesses,” she said.
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“What we know about the delta variant is that it’s very easy to transmit, fleeting contact.
“So even though you might be just standing there for five minutes waiting to pick up some takeaway, there is a risk there.”
Queensland has recorded two new cases of COVID-19 today, both linked to the woman who arrived from Portugal and tested positive after leaving hotel quarantine.
It brings the total number of cases in the cluster to seven.
Both new cases have been in isolation.
However, the Sydney outbreak has led to new restrictions in the sunshine state.
Anyone in Queensland who has been to the Sydney council areas of Waverley, Woollahra, Randwick and the City of Sydney since June 11 must follow the same lockdown rules imposed in New South Wales, which is currently a seven-day stay at home directive.
There have been 22 new locally acquired cases linked to the Bondi cluster.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles has also revealed the state is extending its border pass system to include border communities because of concerns about people from Sydney holidaying alongside Queenslanders in northern New South Wales over the school break.
Previously, border town residents were exempt.
“We will be requiring those border declaration passes for everyone who crosses the border for the period of this New South Wales outbreak," Mr Miles said.
"These passes last for 14 days. So, for people who come and go across the border regularly, they will only need to apply for a pass every 14 days.”
Police yesterday turned around 186 people who attempted to enter Queensland on a plane from an interstate hotspot.
130 people were placed in hotel quarantine.
Main points
The list of business required to use the government's check-in app is expanding
Changes will take effect from July 9
New restrictions imposed in Queensland as the Sydney COVID-19 outbreak grows
