<p><span style="font-size: 13px;">**This Emergency Alert has been cancelled**</span></p>

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<span style="font-size: 13px;">**Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews are no longer required on scene at this incident.**</span><br />

<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">An Emergency Alert has been issued by the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council confirming that COVID-19 is now widespread on Palm Island in all suburbs.</span>

<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council has issued an Emergency Alert for residents on Palm Island. There is currently community transmission of COVID-19 on Palm Island and authorities expect more residents to become infected.</span>