After three weeks of being allowed to stand and consume drinks in licensed venues, Queenslanders will be again forced to sit by the state’s Chief Health Officer.
Jeanette Young said the decision was in response to the worsening outbreaks in Victoria and New South Wales.
“I’m reimposing that restriction [and] it starts today,” Young said.
“It’s a requirement [to sit] and there will be compliance.”
At this stage, the density of people allowed in venues remains the same, with one person allowed per every 4 square metres, or one person per 2 square metres in smaller venues or a cap of 50 people.
“So the density requirement didn’t change, but people could stand,” Young said.
“But because I’m more worried, as you can tell, about what is happening in southern states, I think we need to go back and just enforce it.
Young said it was easier for people to maintain a 1.5-metre distance from one another when they were seated.
The move comes as Queensland recorded two new cases of coronavirus overnight.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles said both people were in quarantine and were not considered to be a threat.
The state’s total now stands at 1076.
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