Federal Government calls on states to boost coronavirus quarantine capacity by 50 per cent
4 years, 3 months ago

Federal Government calls on states to boost coronavirus quarantine capacity by 50 per cent

ABC  

The Federal Government is pushing states and territories to boost their combined hotel quarantine capacity by 50 per cent, to allow more Australians stuck overseas to return home. Key points: The Deputy Prime Minister is calling on states and territories to increase their hotel quarantine capacity The Deputy Prime Minister is calling on states and territories to increase their hotel quarantine capacity He wants to see the number of Australians allowed into Australia boosted from 4,000 to 6,000 He wants to see the number of Australians allowed into Australia boosted from 4,000 to 6,000 Labor is keeping up pressure on the Government to introduce federal quarantine arrangements Transport Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has written to state and territory leaders requesting that the cap on international arrivals, which currently sits at about 4,000 people per week, be raised to 6,000 per week. Yesterday, WA Premier Mark McGowan said he would be willing to boost his state's quarantine capacity if federal government-owned facilities like the Christmas Island detention centre were made available. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese said the Government needed to examine federal quarantine measures, and repeated suggestions for the Government to use RAAF planes to bring home Australians.

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Queensland's Wellcamp facility opens as COVID-19 hotel quarantine program ends
2 years, 10 months ago

Queensland's Wellcamp facility opens as COVID-19 hotel quarantine program ends

ABC  

The Queensland government's Wellcamp quarantine facility has officially been opened outside of Toowoomba as the state closes its COVID-19 hotel quarantine scheme and prepares for more international arrivals. Key points: The Wellcamp quarantine facility near Toowoomba has 500 beds with another 500 to be available in April A second quarantine facility at Brisbane Airport will also open in April Taxpayers …

Covid can spread between rooms in hotel quarantine, research shows
3 years ago

Covid can spread between rooms in hotel quarantine, research shows

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In one case in July, a single traveller in hotel quarantine in Auckland infected three others in a room across …

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid

NL Times  

Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus out of about 600 passengers who returned from South Africa will be required to quarantine in a hotel, the GGD Kennemerland said. It concerns only those passengers who departed on two KLM aircraft from South Africa before the Netherlands implemented a flight ban from that country, but who landed in the Netherlands after the …

While Australia throws open its international borders, WA residents watch from the sidelines
3 years, 2 months ago

While Australia throws open its international borders, WA residents watch from the sidelines

ABC  

After more than 20 long months of Australians being locked inside their own country, the nation has finally opened up for international travel. "It's time to give Australians their lives back," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said as he announced the opening of the international border last month. "Western Australia will open up internationally at some point in time — it's …

Travel red list scrapped but ministers leave the door open for return of hotel quarantine
3 years, 2 months ago

Travel red list scrapped but ministers leave the door open for return of hotel quarantine

The Telegraph  

The red list was effectively scrapped on Thursday but hotel quarantine will remain as a threat until at least the New Year. All seven countries left on the red list will be removed from Monday at 4am, which means passengers will no longer be required to quarantine in a UK hotel at a cost of £2,285 per person. Ministers have, …

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers
3 years, 2 months ago

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers

ABC  

Victoria is set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for international arrivals from next month, bringing it into line with New South Wales. It's understood arriving travellers would need to be fully immunised and test negative for coronavirus. At this stage, it's believed the quarantine changes will be officially announced at Friday's COVID-19 media conference. Melbourne opening up after 263 days …

Travel from New Zealand South Island to be allowed without COVID quarantine
3 years, 2 months ago

Travel from New Zealand South Island to be allowed without COVID quarantine

ABC  

Travellers from the South Island of New Zealand will be able to arrive in Australia without spending two weeks in quarantine from Wednesday. Key points: Quarantine-free travel for people heading to Australia from New Zealand's South Island to restart from Wednesday Australians heading to New Zealand will still be required to do 14 days in hotel quarantine 'Green lane', or …

Australian's New South Wales to end quarantine for vaccinated travellers
3 years, 2 months ago

Australian's New South Wales to end quarantine for vaccinated travellers

Hindustan Times  

Australia’s most populous state New South Wales said on Friday said it would end hotel quarantine for vaccinated international travellers as the government accelerates the wind back of pandemic restrictions. We’ve got to open up and this decision today is a big one, but it is the right one to get New South Wales connected globally,” Perrottet said. The government …

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light
3 years, 2 months ago

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light

Al Jazeera  

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says passengers with proof of vaccination and negative COVID-19 test won’t need to quarantine. Sydney will open up to fully vaccinated international travellers from November 1 without the need for quarantine, the leader of the country’s most populous state said on Friday, bringing forward a full return of overseas travel. We’ve got to open …

COVID updates: International travel resumes next month as PM announces changes to border restrictions — as it happened
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID updates: International travel resumes next month as PM announces changes to border restrictions — as it happened

ABC  

Mr McGowan is being asked about international borders reopening and when WA will open. He said the state wasn't going to set a date at this point in time, and that it was "really a NSW thing" because they had enough COVID in the community that travelling overseas and returning didn't really add to the risk profile. "WA will open …

Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs
3 years, 3 months ago

Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs

Hindustan Times  

Australia’s most-populous state will trial home quarantine for people returning from overseas if they are fully vaccinated, signalling an easing of one of the most hardcore border regimes in the world. Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Friday the pilot program in her state would begin in the …

Annastacia Palaszczuk backflips on Queensland's hotel quarantine after backlash over NRL WAGS
3 years, 4 months ago

Annastacia Palaszczuk backflips on Queensland's hotel quarantine after backlash over NRL WAGS

Daily Mail  

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk appears to have backed down on the pause to the state's hotel quarantine program, re-opening it from this Saturday - but at this stage, just 50 families will be allowed to return. The decision to re-start the hotel quarantine program comes a day after the outrage over the government's seemingly hypocritical stance of allowing NRL WAGs …

Hotspot travellers locked out of Queensland as authorities pause COVID-19 hotel quarantine
3 years, 4 months ago

Hotspot travellers locked out of Queensland as authorities pause COVID-19 hotel quarantine

ABC  

Travel plans for people trying to relocate to Queensland have been thrown into disarray with the announcement the state is pausing arrivals from interstate hotspots for the next fortnight. Key points: People who have already received a "right of entry" border pass will have to reapply The Premier said the pause would help manage quarantine hotel capacity Health Minister Yvette …

Why Melbourne yet again? The factors that fed into the latest coronavirus lockdown
3 years, 7 months ago

Why Melbourne yet again? The factors that fed into the latest coronavirus lockdown

ABC  

As the anxiety-inducing threat of yet another lockdown loomed on Wednesday, many Victorians were asking: Why do these things always seem to happen to us? Mr Morrison has said the hotel quarantine system had been "99.9 per cent effective". Professor Toole said he did not understand how Prime Minister Scott Morrison could assert that hotel quarantine was "99.99 per cent …

Australia: Fourth round of lockdown in Melbourne as new Covid infection cluster grows
3 years, 7 months ago

Australia: Fourth round of lockdown in Melbourne as new Covid infection cluster grows

India TV News  

Australia’s second-largest city was set to enter its fourth lockdown Thursday as concern grew over the rapid spread of infections from a coronavirus variant. The seven-day lockdown for Melbourne and the rest of Victoria state comes after a new cluster in the city rose to 26 infections, including a person who was in intensive care. Health Minister Greg Hunt described …

WA coronavirus hard border with Victoria imposed as Melbourne prepares for lockdown
3 years, 7 months ago

WA coronavirus hard border with Victoria imposed as Melbourne prepares for lockdown

ABC  

Western Australia has closed its state border to Victoria, with travel restricted in an effort to prevent Melbourne's coronavirus outbreak from spreading. Key points: WA has reclassified Victoria as a medium-risk jurisdiction Travellers from the state need an exemption to enter WA Seven people who visited Victorian exposure sites are being tested WA Premier Mark McGowan announced a hard border …

Minister begs Australians to get Covid-19 jab as Melbourne's cluster continues to grow
3 years, 7 months ago

Minister begs Australians to get Covid-19 jab as Melbourne's cluster continues to grow

Daily Mail  

All eligible Australians are being urged to get vaccinated against coronavirus as an outbreak threatens to spread across Melbourne. All eligible Australians are being urged to get vaccinated against coronavirus as an outbreak threatens to spread across Melbourne 'We heard that of the new cases that were announced overnight and yesterday as well, three of them were over 50 that …

South Australia imposes new border restrictions with Victoria over Melbourne coronavirus cluster
3 years, 7 months ago

South Australia imposes new border restrictions with Victoria over Melbourne coronavirus cluster

ABC  

South Australia has imposed fresh border restrictions in response to Melbourne's coronavirus cases, but SA Health says it is not ready to release its report into a man who stayed in an Adelaide medi-hotel and is potentially linked to the cluster. Key points: Anyone who has been at an exposure site in the relevant time is now banned from entering …

Vaccinated Australians may be able to go overseas with home quarantine
3 years, 7 months ago

Vaccinated Australians may be able to go overseas with home quarantine

Daily Mail  

Vaccinated Australians may be able to go overseas and home quarantine when they get back, according to plans being worked on by Scott Morrison. The federal budget assumes Australia's borders will not open until mid-2022, but the prime minister said there could be a chance for overseas holidays before then. Vaccinated Australians may be able to go overseas and home …

Perth and Peel COVID-19 lockdown reaches third day as WA awaits case numbers
3 years, 8 months ago

Perth and Peel COVID-19 lockdown reaches third day as WA awaits case numbers

ABC  

As Perth and the Peel region enter a third day of lockdown, residents and businesses are anxiously waiting to find out whether the snap shutdown will end tomorrow as scheduled. Key points: The Perth and Peel lockdown is due to end at 12:01am on Tuesday However, the WA Premier says some measures will remain More potential exposure sites are likely …

India's horrific Covid tsunami could overwhelm hotel quarantine
3 years, 8 months ago

India's horrific Covid tsunami could overwhelm hotel quarantine

Daily Mail  

India's spiraling Covid-19 crisis could lead to outbreaks and lockdowns in Australia because the hotel quarantine system is 'not fit for purpose' and flights from the high-risk nation should be immediately banned, doctors and politicians have warned. Pictured: A man walks past a burning funeral pyres of people who died from Covid-19 at a crematorium ground in New Delhi Relatives …

NSW warns other states over Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotel infections
3 years, 8 months ago

NSW warns other states over Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotel infections

ABC  

Health authorities in NSW have warned several people who could have been exposed to COVID-19 inside a Sydney quarantine hotel have already travelled interstate. Key points: NSW Health says four more return travellers who stayed at the Mercure Hotel need to get tested NSW Health says four more return travellers who stayed at the Mercure Hotel need to get tested …

India travel ban proposed after coronavirus cases in Perth hotel quarantine prompts concern
3 years, 8 months ago

India travel ban proposed after coronavirus cases in Perth hotel quarantine prompts concern

ABC  

Members of the Indian community want Australia to continue accepting arrivals from India on compassionate grounds even if Premier Mark McGowan's suggestion of a travel ban from the country is adopted. Key points: Two-fifths of recent COVID-19 cases in WA quarantine travelled from India Two-fifths of recent COVID-19 cases in WA quarantine travelled from India The WA Premier will raise …

Two people catch UK coronavirus strain while in Perth hotel quarantine, sparking India ban call
3 years, 8 months ago

Two people catch UK coronavirus strain while in Perth hotel quarantine, sparking India ban call

ABC  

Two people staying at a Perth quarantine hotel have contracted the UK strain of COVID-19 from returned overseas travellers from India who were in another room. Key points: The two guests caught the virus from a couple staying in an opposite room The couple had arrived in WA from India infected with the UK strain The WA Premier has called …

Australians vaccinated against coronavirus could be allowed to travel overseas and return home without hotel quarantine
3 years, 8 months ago

Australians vaccinated against coronavirus could be allowed to travel overseas and return home without hotel quarantine

ABC  

The Prime Minister has flagged allowing Australians to travel overseas and return home, without going into hotel quarantine, if they are vaccinated against COVID-19. Key points: Scott Morrison says people would be permitted to travel for "essential reasons" such as business, medical reasons, important family events and funerals He says vaccinated people would still need to quarantine but may be …

WA government announces interstate border rule relaxation, confirms quarantine-free New Zealand travel
3 years, 9 months ago

WA government announces interstate border rule relaxation, confirms quarantine-free New Zealand travel

ABC  

Western Australia is making major changes to its COVID-19 restrictions, by relaxing its interstate border rules to re-open to other states quicker following closures. Key points: WA's border will re-open after 14 days without community spread Mark McGowan says he won't hesitate to reintroduce the hard border New Zealand travellers will be able to arrive quarantine-free from April 19 WA …

Traveller describes 'totally chaotic' response from Victorian authorities hours after Brisbane red zone declared
3 years, 9 months ago

Traveller describes 'totally chaotic' response from Victorian authorities hours after Brisbane red zone declared

ABC  

A man who tried to travel to Victoria from Brisbane before it was declared a red zone says he was forced into hotel quarantine, despite repeated assurances from the Department of Health he would not be. Key points: Sam says he was assured he would only face orange zone restrictions, but when his flight landed he was taken to hotel …

Tourism operators fear loss of Queensland tourists at Easter as Mark McGowan defends WA hard border
3 years, 9 months ago

Tourism operators fear loss of Queensland tourists at Easter as Mark McGowan defends WA hard border

ABC  

As soon as Western Australia re-imposed a COVID-19 hard border with Queensland, the phones started ringing off the hook at the Kununurra Country Club Resort. Key points: East Kimberley businesses expect to lose thousands in revenue Mark McGowan says not closing the border could be "catastrophic" He has not ruled out mandatory vaccination for frontline WA workers "We've probably had …

Three Victorians in coronavirus hotel quarantine after visiting Queensland
3 years, 9 months ago

Three Victorians in coronavirus hotel quarantine after visiting Queensland

ABC  

Three Victorians will spend a fortnight in hotel quarantine after visiting a high-risk exposure site while travelling in Queensland. Key points: Two of the three had returned negative tests by Sunday morning, while the third was still pending Secondary close contacts are being identified, with more expected to be contacted Victoria says it has no current plans to close the …

WA imposes new quarantine restrictions for travellers from Queensland after COVID case
3 years, 9 months ago

WA imposes new quarantine restrictions for travellers from Queensland after COVID case

ABC  

Western Australia has imposed new quarantine restrictions on certain travellers returning from Queensland after that state recorded one new case of locally transmitted coronavirus. Key points: People visiting WA from some parts of Queensland will have to quarantine Roger Cook says there could be further announcements in the next 24 hours He says he is disappointed in the low rates …

Victoria is COVID-free for the first time this year. Here's what happens next
3 years, 9 months ago

Victoria is COVID-free for the first time this year. Here's what happens next

ABC  

Victoria is COVID-free for the first time this year, after the Health Department declared the final active case in the state had recovered. The health department said on Monday night that "almost all" current hotel quarantine workers had already had the first jab. Professor Baxter said if all workers had at least had their first vaccination injection, the outbreak risk …

Australians stranded overseas 'exhausted' as Victoria's coronavirus hotel quarantine remains closed
3 years, 9 months ago

Australians stranded overseas 'exhausted' as Victoria's coronavirus hotel quarantine remains closed

ABC  

For the third time in the past year, Georgina Trigg and her family have been packing up their belongings and preparing to leave Dubai. Key points: Ms Trigg's family was told the cancellation was due to Victoria's pause on international arrivals A Melbourne woman who returned via Sydney says Victoria has a reputation for being unreliable with hotel quarantine The …

Scott Morrison announces Howard Springs coronavirus quarantine facility will increase capacity
3 years, 10 months ago

Scott Morrison announces Howard Springs coronavirus quarantine facility will increase capacity

ABC  

The Northern Territory's Howard Springs quarantine facility will soon be responsible for quarantining 15 per cent of all Australians returning on international repatriation flights. Key points: The Howard Springs quarantine facility began taking in repatriated Australians last October The Howard Springs quarantine facility began taking in repatriated Australians last October The facility also quarantines domestic travellers in a separate section …

Urgent review of WA hotel quarantine begins after COVID-19 positive worker
3 years, 10 months ago

Urgent review of WA hotel quarantine begins after COVID-19 positive worker

ABC  

Authorities are urgently examining airflow in every quarantine hotel in Western Australia in the wake of last month's positive COVID-19 case. Key points: The review will assess ventilation in all of WA's quarantine hotels The review will assess ventilation in all of WA's quarantine hotels An occupational hygienist and mechanical engineer will examine all sites An occupational hygienist and mechanical …

How the hotel quarantine outbreak that's landed Victorians in coronavirus lockdown spread
3 years, 10 months ago

How the hotel quarantine outbreak that's landed Victorians in coronavirus lockdown spread

ABC  

Victorians are still coming to grips with their return to life in lockdown as they wait for news about whether or not the so-called "circuit breaker" restrictions have been effective in helping to curtail the current cluster. Nebuliser use at root of cluster The starting point of the cluster has been traced back to Thursday February 4, when three family …

People flying to Canada will have to quarantine at hotels from February 22
3 years, 10 months ago

People flying to Canada will have to quarantine at hotels from February 22

Hindustan Times  

Air travelers to Canada will quarantine in a hotel starting on February 22 as they await the result of a coronavirus test, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Government officials confirmed that — with limited exceptions — nonessential air travelers will be required to reserve a three-night stay in a government-authorized hotel at their own expense before they depart for …

Priti Patel claims hotel quarantine cannot be brought in overnight – even though Australia did just that
3 years, 10 months ago

Priti Patel claims hotel quarantine cannot be brought in overnight – even though Australia did just that

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As “maintenance issues” continue to hamper the introduction of the hotel quarantine scheme, the home secretary …

Canada to ask air travellers to wait on COVID tests in hotels
3 years, 10 months ago

Canada to ask air travellers to wait on COVID tests in hotels

Al Jazeera  

Move could cause ire among ‘snowbirds’ – Canadians who spend colder months in warmer climates. Air travellers to Canada will quarantine in a hotel starting on February 22 as they await the result of a coronavirus test, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Government officials confirmed that – with limited exceptions – non-essential air travellers will be required to reserve …

UK hotel quarantine to cost up to £1,750 and will be bookable from Thursday
3 years, 10 months ago

UK hotel quarantine to cost up to £1,750 and will be bookable from Thursday

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Hancock also said arrivals from every foreign country except Ireland will face two additional Covid tests: one on the …

Experts claim Australia's hotel quarantine system can't contain mutant strains
3 years, 11 months ago

Experts claim Australia's hotel quarantine system can't contain mutant strains

Daily Mail  

Public health experts believe more coronavirus infections will escape Australia's hotel quarantine program and are pushing for changes to the system. A leak from hotel quarantine sparked a lockdown in Perth last week with residents required to wear masks Scott Morrison wants to expand the Howard Springs quarantine facility in the Northern Territory with 40,000 Australians trying to come home …

Hotel quarantine: Ministers yet to sign a single contract for use of rooms with just a WEEK to go
3 years, 11 months ago

Hotel quarantine: Ministers yet to sign a single contract for use of rooms with just a WEEK to go

Daily Mail  

Ministers have yet to secure a single hotel room for use in a new enforced quarantine plan that is due to come into force in just a week's time, it was revealed today. Britain's hotel quarantine scheme came under fresh criticism on Sunday when it emerged 35 countries where mutant coronavirus strains have been found are not on the list …

Melbourne hotel quarantine worker tests positive to coronavirus hours before Australian Open begins
3 years, 11 months ago

Melbourne hotel quarantine worker tests positive to coronavirus hours before Australian Open begins

Daily Mail  

Australia's east coast is on high alert for yet another coronavirus outbreak after two hotel quarantine breaches within hours of each other. NSW Health authorities are also scrambling after a traveller tested positive two days after they were released from hotel quarantine in Sydney. A hotel quarantine worker at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport has tested positive to coronavirus …

Probe cannot determine exactly how Brisbane's Hotel Grand Chancellor coronavirus cluster evaded infection controls
3 years, 11 months ago

Probe cannot determine exactly how Brisbane's Hotel Grand Chancellor coronavirus cluster evaded infection controls

ABC  

An investigation into Brisbane's Hotel Grand Chancellor coronavirus cluster has been unable to determine exactly how the virus evaded infection controls. Key points: The positive case of the highly infectious UK strain forced Greater Brisbane into a three-day lockdown The positive case of the highly infectious UK strain forced Greater Brisbane into a three-day lockdown The probe recommends CCTV be …

National Cabinet decides to increase coronavirus passenger caps from mid-February, hotel quarantine remains
3 years, 11 months ago

National Cabinet decides to increase coronavirus passenger caps from mid-February, hotel quarantine remains

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says National Cabinet has agreed to increase the cap on international passenger arrivals from mid-February, but flagged people will still have to do hotel quarantine even if they have had a vaccine. Key points: The weekly cap will increase from 4,127 to at least 6,362 The weekly cap will increase from 4,127 to at least 6,362 …

Australian hotels say COVID-19 quarantine contracts 'far from a licence to print money'
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian hotels say COVID-19 quarantine contracts 'far from a licence to print money'

ABC  

Hotel quarantine is now extremely costly for returning Australians and millions of dollars of that cash has flowed through to the upended hotel industry — but hotel owners say it is just a drop in the bucket of what has been lost due to COVID-19. Key points: State government tenders reveal hotel quarantine contracts are have been worth $1-7 million …

Coronavirus lockdown prompts questions over how hotel quarantine system failed
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown prompts questions over how hotel quarantine system failed

ABC  

WA authorities have defended Perth's hotel quarantine system despite a security guard testing positive to COVID-19 amid criticism from the state's peak doctor's union. Key points: Two investigations have been launched into the COVID infection Two investigations have been launched into the COVID infection Previous hotel quarantine system reviews did not identify problems Previous hotel quarantine system reviews did not …

Coronavirus cases after Australian Open chartered flights into Melbourne force players into strict quarantine
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus cases after Australian Open chartered flights into Melbourne force players into strict quarantine

ABC  

Dozens of players who flew into Melbourne for the Australian Open will be confined to their rooms and unable to train for 14 days after passengers on two charter flights tested positive for COVID-19. Key points: Passengers on charter flights from Abu Dhabi and Los Angeles have tested positive for COVID-19 Passengers on charter flights from Abu Dhabi and Los …

Queensland reports three new cases of coronavirus
3 years, 11 months ago

Queensland reports three new cases of coronavirus

Daily Mail  

Queensland has reported three new cases of coronavirus, two in hotel quarantine and one historical case. Premier Palaszczuk is still considering using mining camps instead of hotels to quarantine Health officials rejected reports that a father and daughter from Lebanon who were staying at the hotel breached quarantine before they tested positive. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she is still investigating …

Queensland pushes for use of mining camps for Covid-19 quarantine
3 years, 11 months ago

Queensland pushes for use of mining camps for Covid-19 quarantine

Daily Mail  

Queensland wants to use Outback mining camps instead of Brisbane hotels to quarantine returned travellers, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Thursday. She said the mining camps she wants to use instead of hotels were comfortable and had balconies or outside space, just like the Northern Territory's Howard Springs quarantine facility. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said said held grave concerns about the …

COVID-19 quarantine 'reset' as 129 people locked in Brisbane's Grand Chancellor to move to other hotels
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 quarantine 'reset' as 129 people locked in Brisbane's Grand Chancellor to move to other hotels

ABC  

An urgent incident response is underway in Queensland after genomic testing discovered six previously identified COVID-19 cases were linked and are all the highly contagious UK strain of the virus. Key points: 129 guests locked in the Hotel Grand Chancellor are undergoing a COVID-19 quarantine "reset" 129 guests locked in the Hotel Grand Chancellor are undergoing a COVID-19 quarantine "reset" …

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