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12.53am BST

Queensland is free from local Covid-19 today deputy premier Steven Miles confirms.

Tuesday 27 July – coronavirus cases in Queensland:

0 new cases recorded in Queensland overnight.#covid19 pic.twitter.com/TFpKESG2oF

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12.52am BST

Don’t worry all, you are in good hands on the blog for presser-geddon.

Astro is prepped and ready to go for press conference doom hour on the @GuardianAus live blog pic.twitter.com/0J3oe5EOWS

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source: theguardian.com


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