Sunshine Coast businesses have been hit hard by lockdown with some reporting losses of $15,000-20,000 and loss of staff members.
Experts said the loss could have been much greater and shows how devastating these clusters can become, especially with the new COVID strains coming into existence.
Little is known about the Kappa variant beyond that it was first identified in October last year and originated in India. Health officials have declared it as a strain of concern after it plunged Melbourne into its 4th lockdown.