Gladys Berejiklian responds to Dan Andrews' claim HIS hotel quarantine system is better than NSW
3 years, 11 months ago

Gladys Berejiklian responds to Dan Andrews' claim HIS hotel quarantine system is better than NSW

Daily Mail  

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Daniel Andrews is 'pretty good at spin' after his extraordinary claim that Victoria does hotel quarantine better than New South Wales. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said her Victorian counterpart is 'pretty good at spin' after he claimed his state's hotel quarantine program is better than New South Wales' Ms Berejiklian told 2GB's Ben Fordham on Wednesday morning that NSW residents would not want her to 'lower myself' to Mr Andrews' statement. Daniel Andrews declared there are 'higher standards' with safety procedures at Victoria's quarantine hotels - when compared to NSW 'It is a mammoth operation every single day and all I know is NSW has welcomed more than half of all the Aussies coming back home when other states have been in lockdown or refused to take people.' A hotel worker is seen at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport on Monday More Victorians have been forced into isolation and another review of the state's hotel quarantine system is underway after two new cases of COVID-19 were linked to a Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport.

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Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row

Daily Mail  

Dan Andrews has accused the federal government of playing favourites by handing out extra doses of Covid vaccine from the national stockpile to New South Wales. Victorians are being duded when it comes to its coronavirus vaccine supply, according to Dan Andrews, saying jabs have been taken out of the arms of Victorians so that Sydneysiders could 'go and have …

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 …

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 …

Daniel Andrews announces snap coronavirus lockdown for Victoria in response to 'hyper-infectious' UK strain
3 years, 10 months ago

Daniel Andrews announces snap coronavirus lockdown for Victoria in response to 'hyper-infectious' UK strain

ABC  

Victoria will enter a "short, sharp circuit-breaker" lockdown for five days to respond to fears the highly infectious UK strain of coronavirus has spread in the community, Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed. Key points: Stage 4 restrictions will be in place across the entire state from 11:59pm Friday until 11:59pm on Wednesday Stage 4 restrictions will be in place across …

Victoria concerned about UK mutant coronavirus strain as experts say it's a 'serious threat'
4 years ago

Victoria concerned about UK mutant coronavirus strain as experts say it's a 'serious threat'

ABC  

A leading epidemiologist is calling for Australian border workers to be "immediately and urgently" vaccinated against COVID-19, to help prevent the highly infectious strain from the UK spreading into the community. Key points: Four cases of the UK strain have been detected in hotel quarantine in Victoria Experts say a strong hotel quarantine system is important for preventing its spread …

Victoria's COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry has delivered its final report. Here are the key findings
4 years ago

Victoria's COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry has delivered its final report. Here are the key findings

ABC  

Victoria's COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry, led by former judge Jennifer Coate, has released its final report. The procurement process for security guards lacked rigour Ms Coate found the process DJPR used to select security firms was "not appropriate or sufficiently rigorous". Security guards should have received more training and supervision Ms Coate said it was not appropriate for security guards …

Victoria records one new Covid-19 case in hotel quarantine
4 years ago

Victoria records one new Covid-19 case in hotel quarantine

Daily Mail  

Victoria has recorded one new Covid-19 case in hotel quarantine after reporting five new cases the previous day. The state's 42-day COVID-free streak came to an end on Saturday, with five cases of the virus uncovered in the state's revamped hotel quarantine system. Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said Australia's hotel quarantine programs have to be impenetrable as the …

Doctors warned Victoria's health department about hotel infection control dangers before coronavirus spread
4 years, 4 months ago

Doctors warned Victoria's health department about hotel infection control dangers before coronavirus spread

ABC  

Frontline doctors warned about infection dangers inside Victoria's hotel quarantine program more than a month before workers started catching COVID-19, but the state's health department never responded to their concerns. Key points: Doctors wrote to the DHHS on April 15 to voice concerns about hotel quarantine One nurse who was quarantined said security guards did not take adequate safety precautions …

Victorian hotel quarantine inquiry examines errors that could have caused 'every case' now in the state
4 years, 5 months ago

Victorian hotel quarantine inquiry examines errors that could have caused 'every case' now in the state

ABC  

The inquiry set up to examine hotel quarantine errors that could have led to "every case" of coronavirus in Victoria's second wave will investigate the decisions of both government departments and private companies, its first hearing has been told. Key points: Opening statements have been made on day one of the COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry Opening statements have been made …

How Victoria's coronavirus quarantine system has potentially left other states vulnerable
4 years, 6 months ago

How Victoria's coronavirus quarantine system has potentially left other states vulnerable

ABC  

Hotel quarantine arrangements are different in every state, and — as Australia found out this week — those small discrepancies can have big consequences. Key points: The NSW Government has so far picked up the tab of over $50 million for at least 25,188 people in quarantine The NSW Government has so far picked up the tab of over $50 …

Victoria's hotel quarantine program could be the biggest scandal of Daniel Andrews' career
4 years, 6 months ago

Victoria's hotel quarantine program could be the biggest scandal of Daniel Andrews' career

ABC  

Premier Daniel Andrews has likened Victoria's second wave of the pandemic to a "public health bushfire", a disaster Australians understand all too well. Genomic sequencing of this recent surge points to the virus spreading from security guards at hotel quarantine taking the virus back to their families, some of them large multi-generational households. Government deflecting quarantine questions with inquiry Among …

Breaches of hotel quarantine 'let Victorians down', Minister says as inquiry launched
4 years, 6 months ago

Breaches of hotel quarantine 'let Victorians down', Minister says as inquiry launched

ABC  

As the State Government faces increased scrutiny over its handling of hotel quarantine, Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville has said Victorians were let down because the risk posed by returned travellers was not taken seriously enough. Key points: A judicial inquiry will examine how coronavirus cases leaked out of quarantine at two Melbourne hotels A judicial inquiry will examine how …

Victoria's coronavirus quarantine program to get a 'reset' after breaches
4 years, 6 months ago

Victoria's coronavirus quarantine program to get a 'reset' after breaches

ABC  

As Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced the state would be reimposing lockdowns on some Melbourne postcodes from Thursday, he said failures in the state-managed hotel quarantine program were a key factor in dozens of coronavirus cases. The government unit responsible for prisons will now oversee a "reset" of the hotel quarantine program and no new travellers will be hosted in …

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says travellers from coronavirus hotspots in Victoria 'not welcome'
4 years, 6 months ago

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says travellers from coronavirus hotspots in Victoria 'not welcome'

ABC  

The NSW Premier says anyone from one of Victoria's coronavirus hotspots is "not welcome" into the state and that people should assume everyone from Melbourne has the virus. Key points: Gladys Berejiklian said NSW has not considered closing the border to Victoria She urged the Queensland Premier to re-open her state's borders to NSW There were five new COVID-19 cases …

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