Quarantine Hub Proposed Near Brisbane Airport

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles speaks at a press conference at an ambulance station on Bribie Island north of Brisbane, Australia, on Oct. 12, 2020. Jono Searle/Getty Images

The Queensland state government is considering an Australian federal government proposal for a CCP virus quarantine facility near the Brisbane Airport.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has offered to pay for the 1,000-bed facility on the site of the Damascus Barracks at Pinkenba.