A nurse has tested positive for coronavirus at a Rockhampton aged care home forcing it into lockdown as authorities try to figure out who she has been in contact with. The worker was infectious since about May 3 and kept working at the North Rockhampton Nursing Centre despite having mild respiratory symptoms. The state-run facility has 115 beds and 180 staff. Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said it was believed the nurse contracted the virus in Brisbane, before travelling home to Rockhampton.

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