A woman in her 20s who arrived in Cairns on the Lady E superyacht is one of two people who have tested positive to COVID-19 in Queensland in the past 24 hours, Health Minister Yvette D’Ath says.
She said the crew of the Lady E, which sailed to Australia from the Maldives, was not being helpful with contact tracing information.
But the ship’s captain, James Kennedy, said in a statement that he and his crew were complying with all requests.
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