Queensland Premier Rejects Fears AFL Final Could Spread COVID-19

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk poses for a photo after a press conference announcing that the 2020 AFL Grand Final will be played at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia on Sept. 2, 2020. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk rejected claims that hosting the AFL Grand Final could risk spreading COVID-19 in the state’s southeast.

The premier shrugged off the questions about the potential for community transmission—which is the primary reason the state’s border remains closed.