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NewsColony Townsville politicians and medics demand government ease coronavirus lockdown conditions Townsville hasn’t recorded a single case of coronavirus in 12 days – prompting calls to separate the city from southeast Queensland and begin easing lockdown conditions. Maverick MP Bob Katter and Federal MP for Herbert, Phillip Thompson, have led the charge in demanding Townsville and the rest of North Queensland is cut off from the rest of the state. The politicians suggest implementing a barrier just south of Rockhampton, and having police stationed there to ensure nobody can cross between the regions. With North Queensland’s relatively low infection rate, they – along with hundreds of local medical professionals and businesses – believe the region will be safer from coronavirus. Katter’s Australian Party have posted signs in Townsville urging the government to shut down North Queensland Pictured: People waiting for takeaway food in the community wearing face masks ...