Public health officials are also concerned about a rising number of infections associated with a music festival at Launceston with 25 linked to the event so far.
The ship’s operators have activated their COVID response plan to manage the outbreak and ensure no broader risk to the wider community. “But if you were at that event, you need to use your commonsense and monitor for symptoms and if symptomatic please call the public health hotline and go and get a PCR test.”
Active infections have climbed to 1691 cases, but the premier said about 50 per cent of people were choosing not to use the COVID at home service because they were not symptomatic or were not feeling particularly unwell.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: