Remember to keep your face mask handy to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Sunshine Coast Council Acting Mayor Rick Baberowski said it was important anyone in the region who had been in Greater Brisbane* on or since 2 January or who will visit Greater Brisbane up until 22 January, carry a face mask with them at all times.
"If this applies to you, masks are to be worn in all public indoor spaces**," Cr Baberowski said.
"Queensland Health has also strongly recommended that you wear a face mask outdoors when you are unable to stay more than 1.5 metres from other people.
"This important measure aims to control the potential transmission of the highly contagious UK variant of COVID-19, which has been detected in Brisbane.
"We ask that everyone remains vigilant at all times to keep our whole community safe.
"This is why some people in our community will be wearing masks over the course of the next ten days and it is vitally important that we are respectful of their efforts to comply with what the Chief Health Officer is asking us to do.
"At the end of the day, those people who are wearing masks are doing their bit to reduce any risk of transmission - which is all about keeping our community safe."
Children under 12 years and people affected by a medical condition or disability are exempt from wearing a mask.
