A new local COVID-19 case has been detected on the Gold Coast in Queensland.

Queensland Health today announced new contact tracing alerts had been issued for the suburb of Robina.

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Anyone who has visited Robina Town Centre between 1.30pm and 2.45pm this afternoon is considered a low-risk contact.

Those who visited Rebel Sport, Target and JB Hi-Fi within the shopping precinct this afternoon will be considered casual contacts.

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Contact tracing is currently underway, with people in the affected areas urged to come forward for testing.

All close and casual contacts are required to isolate until they receive a negative test result, and to get another test on the sixth day after the potential exposure.

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