28 September 2021

28 September 2021

Dear colleagues,

Today the Premier announced four new cases of COVID in the community. There are new contact tracing locations in the Metro North area.

Mandatory masks

Masks are again required at all times indoors and outdoors throughout the Brisbane and Moreton Bay local government areas. This is effective immediately for the next two weeks.

Restrictions and PPE

Restrictions are now in place for hospitals, residential aged care and disability accommodation services.

We have moved back to moderate PPE risk level today for all services and remain on Tier 1 of our COVID response plan.

See the details for moderate risk in the PPE matrix in Personal protective equipment in healthcare delivery, community health and in-home care settings, correctional services and Personal protective equipment in residential aged care and disability accommodation services for specific information relating to your work. This also applies to staff who live or work in the affected LGAs who also work in facilities in other areas, such as Kilcoy Hospital.

Please continue to practice good social distancing and hand hygiene, and get tested in you have any symptoms, and use the QR codes to check in as you move around.

Vaccination

All of Metro North’s community vaccination hubs are available for walk ins. There is plenty of capacity at Boondall and Pinkenba in particular to bring the whole family (12 and up).

Pinkenba Cruise Terminal: Brisbane International Cruise Terminal

Seven days a week, 8:30am – 3:30pm

Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall: 1 Melaleuca Drive, Boondall

Seven days a week, 8.30 am – 6.00 pm

Kippa Ring: 425-427 Elizabeth Avenue, Kippa Ring

Seven days a week, 8.30 am – 3.50 pm

Doomben Racecourse: 75 Hampden St, Ascot

Seven days a week, 8.30 am – 3.50 pm

Caboolture Square: Caboolture Square Shopping Centre, 60 – 78 King Street, Caboolture

Monday – Friday, 8.00 am – 5.00 pm, Saturday, 8.00 am – 4.00 pm

Staff can also get vaccinated at the TPCH, RBWH and Caboolture staff only clinics.

If you haven’t yet uploaded your evidence of COVID vaccination, please upload it into the COVID vaccination hub as soon as possible.

Regards,

Louise O’Riordan
Metro North COVID-19 Health Incident Controller

Metro North remains on Tier 1

Despite this ease of restrictions, Metro North will continue to remain on Tier 1 in our COVID response plan and moderate risk PPE.

PPE guidelines are online for healthcare delivery and for residential aged care and disability accommodation.

Helpful links

Metro North HHS – overview of cases*

HHS	Patients being managed by HHS						FEVER Clinics
	Total In-patients			Virtual Ward / HITH / or similar	Deaths **	Total cases managed by HHS (including recovered) *******	# of clinics	Presentations
		ICU Pts
		ICU-NOT Ventilated	ICU-Ventilated					Yesterday	TOTAL^
MN TOTAL	5	0	0	0	4	790	4	281	242,387

*As at 28/09/2021 at 1030
**Metro North Health has four recorded deaths (one person a return traveller into NSW, who passed away in NSW)
*** These numbers reflect the cases being managed by Metro North Health. 

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