Queensland's coronavirus cluster is growing, and authorities are trying to stem the outbreak before it gets out of control.
Contact tracing is underway and authorities are urging people to maintain social distancing and get tested if necessary.
Here's what you need to know about the latest outbreak.
How many cases are there and where are the hotspots in Greater Brisbane?
The outbreak started at the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre at Wacol, west of Brisbane, after a prison worker tested positive to COVID-19.
There have now been 10 cases linked to the centre, and authorities are concerned about whether those people have infected others.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Monday the entire Greater Brisbane area — from Ipswich to Redlands — is now considered 'at risk'.
The list of locations visited by the Queensland youth detention coronavirus cases is quite extensive.
Check out the full list by following this link.
It includes locations in Browns Plains, Forest Lake, Greenbank, Wacol, Mt Gravatt, Carina Heights, Slacks Creek, Marsden, Greenslopes, Crestmead, Birkdale, Carindale, Camp Hill, Sherwood, Indooroopilly, Ipswich, Bundamba and Brassall.
If you're concerned, check out that list and, if you have or develop any symptoms, get tested as soon as possible.
So what are the symptoms of coronavirus?
The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness and a dry cough.
Some people also experience a sore throat, runny nose, shortness of breath, nasal congestion, aches and pains, diarrhoea, loss of taste or smell, a rash or discoloured fingers or toes.
Others become infected but don't develop any symptoms and don't feel unwell — in short, they are asymptomatic.
About 80 per cent of people who get COVID-19 will recover without needing special treatment.
But one in six will become seriously ill and develop breathing difficulties.
Older people and those with underlying health problems such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and diabetes are more likely to develop serious illness.
I have symptoms but think it might just be a cold. Should I get a test?
Yes. Coronavirus symptoms are usually mild at first and begin gradually, typically appearing three to four days after exposure to the virus, but sometimes up to 14 days later.
If you have any respiratory symptoms, get tested.
I don't have symptoms, but I have visited some of the potential hotspots. Should I get a test anyway?
In short, yes.
Authorities are urging anyone who has visited those areas to get tested.
Where do I go to get tested?
Health authorities recommend you seek medical attention right away if you have coronavirus symptoms.
The coronavirus health information hotline, 1800 020 080, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and should be your first call.
Hotline staff may advise you to go to one of the pop-up or drive-through clinics set up around the country, or to a clinic attached to a nearby hospital, or your GP.
If you go to your GP, make sure to call them ahead of your visit, advising them of your symptoms, travel history and any recent close contact with someone who has COVID-19.
Your GP may advise that a tele-health consultation is appropriate.
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