Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has declared “the end is in sight” of the coronavirus pandemic however warned tourism operators to face a long path to recovery, Mr. Miles informed the state was looking forward to more New South Wales travelers after the border closure for Sydneysiders was scrapped this morning.”We’ve achieved so incredibly well, and the end is in sight, you know. The vaccine is barely weeks away. We don’t have to put up with this much longer,”
Mr. Miles mentioned he sympathized with travelers from large parts of Western Australia who must now undergo 14 days’ necessary quarantine on arriving in Queensland. Yesterday Queensland officials made the choice after a Perth hotel worker tested positive for COVID-19. However Mr. Miles cautioned it could take months for the national vaccine rollout to be accomplished, and the Queensland tourism industry faced bleak months ahead.”The largest impact on the far north has been the stopping of international travel, in Cairns and the surrounding areas,” he mentioned.”The travelers market there is very reliant on international tourism and sadly that won’t change despite the fact that our domestic borders are now open.”
