Qantas passengers are told to urgently seek health advice after a case of coronavirus was confirmed on board a flight
- Queensland health officials issued a public health alert on Saturday afternoon
- Passengers on Qantas flight from Melbourne to Brisbane are told to seek advice
- Health authorities say an individual aboard QF614 on April 22 tested positive
- Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
Passengers on a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Brisbane last week have been told to seek health advice after a traveller on board tested positive for coronavirus.
Queensland health officials issued a public health alert on Saturday urging anyone who was on QF614 on Wednesday April 22, to contact authorities on 13 HEALTH.
The individual recently returned from overseas and is linked to a cruise ship carrying passengers who later tested for the virus, Health Minister Steven Miles said.
Not all of the passengers on that flight will be asked to go into quarantine, however they will be asked questions about their health and be given some advice.
A public health alert was issued on Saturday urging passengers who travelled on QF614 on Wednesday April 22, to contact authorities on 13 HEALTH (stock image)
The passenger was the only new case of COVID-19 confirmed in Queensland overnight, with health workers now having done 113,601 tests.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Qantas for comment.
It comes as fewer people are turning up to Queensland hospitals for sporting or car crash injuries, but paramedics are getting more mental health related calls amid the pandemic.
Health officials are now holding their breath to see whether allowing people to venture outside their homes will drive a wave of new virus cases.
'We have seen reduced presentations for things like road trauma and sporting injuries, that's been in part offset by an increase in mental health presentations,' Mr Miles said.
'Our ambulance service has seen a 12 to 15 per cent increase in mental health related calls - anxiety depression, suicidal ideation, that kind of thing.'
Saturday is the first day of an experiment in easing some restrictions on people's everyday lives.
It will take two weeks before officials know whether they can successfully juggle suppressing the virus while allowing people to move around a little more freely.
'If we don't mess this up, we'll be able to get more of our freedoms back,' Mr Miles added.
Non-essential travel is allowed but there are still limits.
People are limited to spending time with members of their own family while those who are single can spend time with one other person.
Picnics, hikes and shopping for clothing and shoes are permitted, however, all Queenslanders must stay within 50 kilometres of their home.
'This is a test run,' Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said in a pre-recorded video message on Twitter on Saturday.
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'How well we do this weekend determines what else we can do in the future.
'I know it's been hard, I know you're sick of it. Who isn't. Keep up the good work and have a great weekend.'
There were 63 active cases of the virus remaining on Saturday.
Ten patients are being treated for COVID-19 in hospital, with four of those in intensive care.
Just nine people have returned a positive test result in the past week, while the statewide tally remains at 1,034.
