If we lose the mindset so painfully acquired over the past three months it would be possible to expose ourselves to a higher degree of risk than anything this country has experienced so far.

The most alarming wake-up call of recent days was the death of a 30-year-old man in the small Queensland town of Blackwater on Tuesday.

Nathan Turner, the seventh Queenslander to die with COVID-19, had been suffering cold and flu-like symptoms for some time but had not been tested for the virus.

Tests conducted post mortem came back positive seven hours after his body was discovered by his partner.

This case is mysterious given Mr Turner, who had medical issues and had not worked since November, had also not left Blackwater for months. There had been no known cases of COVID-19 in the town previously.

Locals were flocking to a testing station set up by an emergency response team at the local showground on Thursday morning.

The clear message is that while we may think we have this disease under control thanks to the success of the social distancing restrictions the situation is still very fluid.

Outbreaks can occur at any place and at any time. That was a lesson the Americans have had to learn the hard way after spending the first month of the crisis under the delusion that they had the situation under control.

They didn't and ,while the political infighting was at its height, the disease was quietly being coming entrenched within communities across the nation. As a result more than a million Americans have contracted the disease and 100,000 of those are dead.

It is remarkable, given the circumstances, that many states, largely at the urging of the President, are winding back social-distancing restrictions and that large crowds were allowed to congregate at beaches and other popular destinations over the Memorial Day weekend.

Florida's Walt Disney World, the largest theme park on the planet, is planning to reopen on July 11, and many Las Vegas casinos want to be back in business in time for the July 4 holiday.

A recent survey found only 49 per cent of those asked said they would get a coronavirus vaccine if one was available.

You could be forgiven for thinking that the Commander-In-Chief is wildly out of touch and that large segments of the population are in denial.

Globally it is obvious the crisis has not yet begun to wane. More than 5.6 million people have tested positive and 354,983 have died since the first cases emerged in Wuhan less than six months ago.

Australians have to remain vigilant. Despite the travel bans, and all the lessons that were supposed to have been learned from the Ruby Princess debacle, a live sheep transport carrying six crew members infected with COVID-19 was allowed to dock in Fremantle.

That has sparked a familiar stoush between state and federal authorities which suggests many of those responsible for protecting our borders still haven't got it down pat.

Closer to home there are fears that Canberrans, who get a long weekend for Reconciliation Day, will head to the coast from Friday night to take advantage of the imminent easing of restrictions on holiday travel in NSW. Not only would this be highly irresponsible, given the ban is still in place until Monday, it could also be expensive.

NSW police have said they will be on the alert for travellers who jump the gun and handing out the fines where necessary.

Stay sensible, stay safe, and stay home for now.