Ms Palaszczuk said that was because the vaccine mandate,which came into force on Friday,would ensure that unvaccinated people were not in those venues.
“Restaurants,cafes,other venues,you need to be vaccinated to go in there,so you should feel very safe,but if you can’t socially distance,then the onus is on you,if you don’t feel safe,to put a mask on,” she said.
“Of course,if you’re outdoors in the fresh air you don’t need to wear a mask;if you’re going to the beach,for example.”
Masks are also not mandated at workplaces,or at gatherings in family homes,with the measures set to be reviewed once the state hits the 90 per cent fully vaccinated benchmark,projected for some time in January.
The move came after Queensland eased its border restrictions after the state hit an overall vaccinated rate of 80 per cent of eligible people,leading to an immediate influx of cases.
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said the mask mandate was a small inconvenience with a large benefit.
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“You are not required to carry a mask with you at all times but we strongly encourage it,” she said.
“We know masks are easy to wear and they make a difference.”
The local cases announced on Friday were detected in a number of areas across the state,including in Brisbane and in Cairns.
Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said the majority of the cases were of the Delta variant,however there were five cases of Omicron in Queensland.
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Dr Gerrard said of the two Omicron cases which were newly announced on Friday,one was in Brisbane and the other on the Gold Coast,with both directly linked to the large Newcastle cluster.
“Both of these individuals were vaccinated and neither had symptoms,” Dr Gerrard said.
The CHO said they were watching the situation at an aged care facility at Holland Park,but that it appeared to be low risk and there had been no positive results,after a person visited relatives there while infectious.
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll said there have been more than 105,900 applications for border passes to enter the state since the borders were relaxed on Monday.
Queensland Healthlisted a range of new contact tracing sites on Friday,at sites across Brisbane,Cairns and the Gold Coast.
There were 14,666 tests done in the 24 hours to Friday morning,and 19,479 vaccine doses were given over the same period.
Queensland now has a vaccine rate of 89.03 per cent single-dosed and 83.07 per cent fully vaccinated.