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Should Queenslanders be worried about rising cases of new COVID-19 variants, BQ.1 and XBB, in Victoria and New South Wales?

The latest weekly COVID-19 numbers show deaths and reported cases in Queensland are holding steady, as the southern states prepare for another wave.

On Monday, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said "it is quite possible" Queensland would experience a wave "in the coming weeks", due to growing cases interstate where two new variants are doing the rounds. 

However, he said any such wave was yet to be detected.

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