The Queensland government is warning against all travel to NSW as it tries to keep the Delta variant of COVID-19 out of the state.
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No new local virus transmission was recorded in the Sunshine State overnight with just one new case acquired overseas being reported in hotel quarantine.
The existing Brisbane cluster involving the Alpha variant is sitting at seven known cases.
The Queensland government is much more concerned about containing the Sydney outbreak of the Delta strain in NSW.
More than five million people in Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong were ordered into a 14-day lockdown on Saturday.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says anyone in Queensland who's been to those areas since Sunday must isolate for two weeks.
She urged Queenslanders to avoid all travel to NSW, potentially foreshadowing further restrictions.
"As NSW authorities have pointed out, this variant spreads with very little contact," Ms Palaszczuk said in a statement.
"Anyone who has been in these high-risk areas must isolate.
"I must also warn Queenslanders that now is not the time to go to NSW.
"I cannot stress that enough.
"We are watching the situation in NSW very, very closely."
Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the rapid spread of the Delta variant and delay in bringing back the border declaration system may mean that strain of the virus is already in Queensland.
"I really don't know where we might see a case" she said.
"It's really important people continue to come forward and get tested.
Meanwhile, Brisbane is battling its own outbreak but it involves the less contagious Alpha variant, which has spread slowly among a cohort of people who've already been isolating.
The seven cases linked to the Brisbane cluster can be traced back to a flight attendant believed to have become infected during hotel quarantine.
She only tested positive after completing quarantine and visiting the Portuguese Family Centre in Ellen Grove and the DFO shopping centre at Brisbane Airport last weekend.
A cohort of 36 people who were at the Portuguese centre were placed in isolation shortly after the flight attendant tested positive.
The state government said cases that have surfaced among that group have not been infectious in the community.
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath commended Queensland businesses and the general public for using the coronavirus check-in app.
More than 60,000 businesses have registered to the app in the last week, and 3.6 million devices in total have downloaded the app, she said.
Queensland is managing 39 active COVID-19 cases. There were 8938 people tested in the 24 hours to Friday evening and 13,895 people got vaccinated.
Australian Associated Press
