Queensland's COVID protocols downgraded from amber to green, so what's changed?

COVID-19 will continue to place significant pressure on Queensland's health system in 2023 with more waves predicted throughout the year, the state's Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says.

As Queensland's fourth Omicron wave recedes, Dr Gerrard said it was impossible to know whether the virus would eventually become seasonal, like the flu.

"What exactly happens with the pandemic now, nobody knows for certain," he said.

"Our general hope is that these waves will continue to become less severe and hopefully less frequent, and ultimately [the virus] becomes seasonal. This is very much a critical phase of the pandemic."

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