UPDATE
QUEENSLAND Health has released a list of locations visited by a Russell Island woman who tested positive to COVID-19.
People who had been to the locations at the same times were urged to monitor their health and get tested if they developed any symptoms.
Locations on Russell Island include:
September 1
Canaipa Nursery and Tea Centre, 12pm to 12.30pm
Super IGA Supermarket, 12.40pm to 12.50pm
Passenger Ferry: Russell Island to Redland Bay, 1.30pm to 2.10pm
Passenger Ferry: Redland Bay to Russell Island, 4pm to 4.30pm
September 2
Russell Island Pharmacy, morning
September 3
Super IGA Supermarket, 12pm to 2pm
September 4
Super IGA Supermarket, 8am to 8.30am
For the full contact tracing list, visit qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/contact-tracing.
Apart from Redland Bay, where the woman got off the ferry, there were no mainland Redlands suburbs on the contact tracing list.
EARLIER
A COVID-19 testing clinic will be set up on Russell Island after a woman in her 60s tested positive for the virus.
The woman is believed to have links to another case.
Metro South Health will set up a pop-up testing clinic on the island, which will be operational later this afternoon. Testing will take place there over the coming days.
Contact tracing started this morning and authorities would keep the community informed.
On Facebook, Redlands MP Kim Richards said the government had been planning for COVID-19 on the islands and was well-prepared to deal with the situation.
Metro South Health would arrange for the woman to be transferred to the mainland.
Residents were urged to socially distance or, in situations where this was not possible, wear a mask.
People with symptoms were urged to be tested.
The news prompted island residents to call for masks to be mandatory on ferries, with some saying social distancing regulations were often ignored.
Some said ferry services should be temporarily shut down to prevent spread.
During the first Queensland COVID-19 wave in March, residents raised concerns about how the islands would cope with the virus due to their isolated nature and aging population.
At the time, resident Ann Hagen said ferries were crowded in peak times and often people could not avoid travelling to the mainland.
"(It's) no good saying stay home - a friend is going to an essential medical appointment today in Brisbane. (There are) so many older people with health issues and mainland appointments," she said.
While the Southern Moreton Bay Islands never had a travel ban like North Stradbroke Island, mainland residents were strongly discouraged from visiting during the COVID-19 peak earlier this year.
