Queensland has recorded no new COVID-19 cases but the government is still appealing for more people to get tested.
There are still six active cases of the coronavirus cases in the state, including five in hospital, Premier Annastacia Palasczuk said on Monday.
With 1871 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, Ms Palasczuk called on Queenslanders to get tested if they are feeling unwell.
The premier, who is campaigning ahead of the October 31 state election, said her focus remains on keeping Queenslanders safe, amid new waves of coronavirus across the globe.
"No one asked for this pandemic," she told reporters.
"No one expected it to have such a huge impact."
Her comments come as Queensland Health cleared a Rockhampton aged care facility nurse of any wrongdoing after she tested positive to COVID-19 in May.
An investigation found the nurse did not breach an aged care direction in place at the time, Director-General Dr John Wakefield said in a statement on Monday.
Although she went to work with a mild sore throat and swollen neck gland and while waiting for test results, nurse had not received "relevant education and memoranda", the investigation report states. She also did not contemplate she would have the coronavirus because she had self-isolated for 14 days after returning from overseas.
Investigators found these views were "genuinely held" by the nurse.
"Further, there are improvements that could be made to the processes for nurse education, the sharing of information with nurses, workplace culture at North Rockhampton Nursing Centre (NRNC), sick leave and COVID-19 screening for NRNC employees that, if the improvements were made, could have resulted in the (nurse) being better educated about the exclusion requirements," the investigation report states.
The Queensland government has recently extended its COVID-19 public health emergency declaration until midnight on New Year's Eve.
The declaration, which gives Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young sweeping powers to make directions to protect public health, would have lapsed on Friday.
Dr Young said Queensland Health would continue to do everything possible to protect Queenslanders.
The state government announced earlier this month it planned to reopen its border to NSW visitors and allow more people to dance at weddings from November 1.
Under Queensland's COVID Safe Future plan, up to 40 people will be able to dance at weddings from November 1. At present only brides and grooms can dance. Gatherings of up to 50 people could be allowed in homes and public spaces from December 1.
From that date, the maximum amount of people allowed at events with a COVID-safe checklist could also increase from 500 to 1500.
Australian Associated Press
