After flying into Sydney,he was reportedly granted a NSW exemption to leave hotel quarantine if he produced a negative COVID test,but told Nine’sToday his mother died on Wednesday night before he was able to get entry to Queensland.
“We thought we might get another week out of that,” Mr McCormick said,choking back tears.
“She was very upset that I couldn’t get in there to see her ... That was really what she was hanging on for.”
Mr McCormick said he was now stuck in hotel quarantine by himself for the next 12 days.
However,describing the situation as “tragic”,Ms Palaszczuk said on Thursday she understood the issue was still in the hands of the NSW government,which was progressing a test.
“And then they were working with Queensland,so it was at the New South Wales stage,” she said.
“I’m not apportioning blame here or anything,it is a tragic situation.