THE Public Health Emergency Declaration which formed the basis of Queensland’s COVID-19 response by giving considerable power to the state chief health officer, will lift on October 31.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Yvette D’Ath said: “Modelling (in January 2020) suggested that more than 10,000 Queenslanders would lose their lives if there was widespread community transmission before vaccination.”
“But thanks to the collective efforts of Queenslanders, we didn’t let the virus run rampant.”
Since borders were reopened 2,277 Queenslanders have lost their lives to Covid.
At its peak there were 1,123 hospital beds occupied by Covid patients, including 54 in ICU.
Today there are 92 Covid patients in hospital, with just three in ICU.