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The next 24 to 48 hours will determine if tighter COVID-19 restrictions are needed on the Gold Coast after an Uber driver tested positive having been infectious for three days.
The fully-vaccinated man in his 50s is one of two new cases reported on Thursday, with a teenager from the Scenic Rim town of Beaudesert - linked to an existing cluster - also testing positive.
Authorities are concerned about the Gold Coast driver because the source of his infection is a mystery, and the case follows another unlinked infection in the region recorded this week.
Contact tracers are working to find any passengers potentially exposed over the three days he was infectious in the community.
A man claiming to have been a weekend customer said the Gold Coast Uber driver was not wearing a mask during their trip (pictured, Burleigh Heads)
'If we see more unlinked community transmission on the Gold Coast in the next 24 to 48 hours, we may have to put in place some further restrictions,' Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Thursday.
There has been concern about the vaccination rate in the region, and Ms Palaszczuk said residents should consider
