A statewide blitz to enforce pandemic quarantine orders has highlighted that most Queenslanders are complying.
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Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D'Ath said the blitz, carried out earlier this week shows 93 per cent of individuals are complying and staying home as required.
"The vast majority of Queenslanders under quarantine are doing the right thing and staying at home," she said.
"There are currently around 3,500 Queenslanders under quarantine or self-isolation, and they hold the fate of 5 million fellow Queenslanders in their hands.
"We need them to stay at home - and not to go the shops, not leave home for exercise, not have visitors around."
Ms D'Ath said they were not being asked to stay home for the rest of their lives, just 14 days.
"Anyone who thinks they can flagrantly disregard the rules and get away with it can think again," she said.
"If you break quarantine, even if you just take the dog out for a walk, you'll be automatically fined $1,334 - and in some cases you can be fined up to $13,345."
Mrs D'Ath said Queensland's coronavirus enforcement taskforce was growing in capability.
"Around 500 public servants are in line to undertake online training for contact tracing to create a ready-reserve for potential deployment to public health units," she said.
Over the weekend, Mount Isa police issued nine on the spot infringements of $1,334 for failing to comply with COVID-19 Public Health Direction.
"While the we continue to educate and show compassion when engaging with members of the public during these unprecedented times, police will take enforcement action when people are blatantly disregarding the Chief Health Officer's directives," Mount Isa police said.
Queensland has 2 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 overnight and Minister for Health Steven Miles said the government was ramping up contact tracing, monitoring and enforcement efforts.
"500 staff from across Queensland's public servicehave been identified to be mobilised if required to support the Public Health Units with contact tracing,".Mr Miles said
"The staff will begin online training next week.
"If a surge of cases happens, we have more staff ready to go."
Measures to ensure those in quarantine stay in quarantine include:
- 3,410 random telephone calls
- 2,000 text messages
- 158 home visits (as part of this week's blitz)
Of the 158 home visits, 147 were in compliance and 8 non-compliant, including:
- Six who returned to New South Wales
- Two who had illegitimate details
There were also two who claimed they needed to seek medical treatment and one was not at location and is under further investigation.
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