- As of 1am on Saturday Queensland’s Covid border restrictions will be lifted
- This will be in line with the state reaching 90 per cent double vaccination rates
- Travellers from hot spots will not need to show proof of a negative test
- Queensland recorded 14,914 new Covid cases on Thursday and six deaths
By Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 11:42 AEDT, 13 January 2022 | Updated: 12:45 AEDT, 13 January 2022
Queensland’s historic border will finally come down from this weekend as restrictions ease following 14,914 Covid cases and six deaths in the state.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced that as of 1am on Saturday the rules around entering the state would be lifted with restrictions on hot spots no longer applying.
The changes come as Queensland is expected to hit 90 per cent double vaccination coverage next week.
Once the 90 per cent target is hit the rules will also be lifted for international travellers but unvaxxed visitors will need to quarantine upon arrival.
‘Now is the time for the barricades to come down and the police to come home,’ the Queensland premier said.