Queensland Health has confirmed the nurse,who continued to work while unwell,has been suspended,pending the outcome of an investigation.
A new virus case in Rockhampton has given Queenslanders a sobering reminder of the risks of the coronavirus,as the state eases restrictions from this weekend.
The state's total increased by two to 1054:the nurse,and a Queensland resident previously diagnosed in Western Australia.
Thunderstorms have dumped hail on the Capricornia and Central coast regions of Queensland on Sunday,with some places battered by stones the size of tennis balls.
After the suspect allegedly attacked a man with a broom,police charged him with breaching COVID-19 restrictions.
Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road was closed for about six hours and reopened close to midday.
The incident occurred in waters off North West Island in the Coral Sea,about 76 kilometres north-west of Gladstone.
As firefighters remained on high alert,police revealed 103 of the destructive fires that had lashed Queensland since September were deliberately lit.
Another NSW man called authorities on Saturday afternoon after noticing the 71-year-old was missing from a yacht anchored about 260 nautical miles from Yeppoon.
Wartime letters to a central Queensland widow reveal how a patch of the outback maintained its strength during one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
Police performed CPR before paramedics arrived but he could not be saved.