The government voted in favour of the suspension, in the face of criticism by the opposition.

In a tweet following the suspension of parliament, leader of the house Yvette D'Ath said it was necessary because of the health crisis.

"We believe it is important that the Queensland Parliament only deal with urgent legislation at this time," she tweeted.

The move was slammed by the LNP's Jarrod Bleijie, who said parliament needed to continue operating and not be halted.

"Why are we saying to people of Queensland that they ought to be living their normal lives as much as possible, but parliament is a different story," he said.

"We have got businesses across Queensland, in our local communities, that are laying people off today because they can't afford to put them on."

During question time on Wednesday the opposition also questioned the Palaszczuk government's financial response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Opposition leader Deb Frecklington accused the government of not supporting jobs and failing to keep up with measures taken in other states.

Treasurer Jackie Trad defended the $500 million scheme announced on Tuesday, which includes a deferral of payroll tax, which she said had about 1000 applications from employers.

"The first state to do anything in relation to industry assistance, payroll tax relief and a nation-first in terms of a concessional loan to give businesses cashflow so that they can actually keep workers employed was Queensland," Ms Trad said.

A bill is expected to be introduced allowing supermarkets to accept deliveries around the clock, helping them cope with shoppers raiding shelves.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk called for calm and consideration of residents who were purchasing more products than they need.

"Some of the behaviour I have seen in our state and around the country has shocked me," she said.

"I understand that people are anxious but it saddens me that some Queenslanders are behaving this way at the expense of others."

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Queensland rose to 94 as of Wednesday morning.

Australian Associated Press