Thursday, 26 March 2020

Queensland elections: coronavirus poses 'lethal risk' to voters, experts say

Despite calls from medical specialists about dangers of coronavirus spread, state government says polls will go ahead

A leading medical ethicist said Queensland was taking a “lethal risk” by holding elections on Saturday, as the Australian Medical Association, virologists and others called for them to be postponed because of coronavirus.

Local government elections will be held in council areas across the state. Byelections will be held in two key state electorates, Bundamba and Currumbin.

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