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 identify problems How the hotel worker contracted COVID is not yet clear After nearly 10 months with no community cases, a security guard in his twenties contracted COVID-19 after working at Sheraton Four Points in Perth, throwing the majority of the state's population into a five-day lockdown. "We don't know from which person in the hotel he acquired it from, so that's the further testing we are trying to work out," WA Premier Mark McGowan said on Monday. Mr McGowan defended the fact the Government's daily coronavirus saliva testing regime for workers within the hotel quarantine system was not implemented until late last week.

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Visiting hours cut at Perth hospitals as COVID detected at Hollywood hospital, Amana Living
2 years, 10 months ago

Visiting hours cut at Perth hospitals as COVID detected at Hollywood hospital, Amana Living

ABC  

Hospital visiting hours have been reduced to just two hours twice a day across all public hospitals in Perth in response to growing COVID-19 cases in WA. Key points: WA hospitals shifted to an 'amber alert' level as Omicron spreads This triggers a number of measures to protect patients and staff It comes as the virus is detected in another …

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 …

WA coronavirus update: Five COVID cases emerge in Perth outbreak
3 years ago

WA coronavirus update: Five COVID cases emerge in Perth outbreak

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded five new COVID cases, a day after an unvaccinated French backpacker tested positive to the disease. WA Premier Mark McGowan said one was a close contact of case 1133, who attended an event with the man at the Perth Mess Hall in Northbridge on December 19. Fremantle hostel locked down Mr McGowan said 100 of the …

What we know so far about Perth's emerging COVID-19 outbreak
3 years ago

What we know so far about Perth's emerging COVID-19 outbreak

ABC  

WA has avoided a lockdown and instead brought in public health controls after the emergence of six COVID-19 cases in the past two days. Yesterday Premier Mark McGowan announced masks would be mandatory in all public indoor settings including workplaces, shopping centres, hospitality venues and public transport. "But if we do have an outbreak before February 5, obviously we put …

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 …

Dan Andrews' Department of Health is CHARGED with 58 offences over bungled hotel quarantine
3 years, 3 months ago

Dan Andrews' Department of Health is CHARGED with 58 offences over bungled hotel quarantine

Daily Mail  

Dan Andrews' Department of Health has been charged with 58 offences over the bungled hotel quarantine system which led to the state's 112-day lockdown last year. Dan Andrews' Department of Health has been charged with 58 offences over the bungled hotel quarantine system that led to the state's 112-day lockdown last year Failures of Melbourne's hotel quarantine system last year …

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 …

Backpackers 'unclear what's going down' as Queensland Health keeps them locked up in Brisbane hostels
3 years, 5 months ago

Backpackers 'unclear what's going down' as Queensland Health keeps them locked up in Brisbane hostels

ABC  

Backpackers potentially exposed to a COVID-19 case were left locked up in two Brisbane hostels last night despite Queensland Health admitting the venues did not allow occupants to quarantine properly. Key points: Contact tracers are looking for anybody who was at the Roma Street City Backpackers in Brisbane since July 22 Dr Jeannette Young has expressed concern about the mounting …

Hotel quarantine health fears increasing for couple after another guest gets COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Hotel quarantine health fears increasing for couple after another guest gets COVID-19

ABC  

"It's not boo-hoo we don't like hotels, it's that hotels are not quarantine facilities" — that's the reaction of one "terrified" traveller stuck in a Brisbane hotel that is the site of Queensland's latest COVID-19 outbreak. Key points: A man is thought to have caught the virus from a group from South Africa staying in the same hotel Some hotel …

WA COVID post-lockdown restrictions to be eased at midnight after WA records no new cases
3 years, 6 months ago

WA COVID post-lockdown restrictions to be eased at midnight after WA records no new cases

ABC  

Restrictions will be eased further in the Perth and Peel regions at midnight after Western Australia recorded no new COVID-19 cases on the third day following the end of a snap lockdown. WA Premier Mark McGowan said Perth and Peel would transition to relaxed restrictions ahead of schedule from midnight following three days of mandatory masks and limits on venue …

How the Delta COVID variant likely jumped Victorian hotel quarantine and started a Melbourne outbreak
3 years, 7 months ago

How the Delta COVID variant likely jumped Victorian hotel quarantine and started a Melbourne outbreak

ABC  

Victoria is one step closer to solving the mystery of how the Delta strain of COVID-19 slipped into the community, and it looks like another hotel quarantine leak is the culprit. Theory two: The traveller transmitted the virus to a quarantine staff member Professor Cheng said the public health team, which had only learnt about the link on Monday, was …

NT introduces 'day 17 test' for COVID to prevent a local repeat of Victoria's coronavirus outbreak
3 years, 7 months ago

NT introduces 'day 17 test' for COVID to prevent a local repeat of Victoria's coronavirus outbreak

ABC  

Victoria's coronavirus outbreak — and breaches in hotel quarantine more generally — have spurred a new coronavirus testing measure in the Northern Territory. Key points: The change affects repatriated Australians coming to the NT after quarantining interstate Those people will need to get tested 17 days after they began quarantine The rule is being introduced because of repeated breaches of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Victorian man who tested positive for COVID–19 was on same flight as Adelaide hotel case
3 years, 7 months ago

Victorian man who tested positive for COVID–19 was on same flight as Adelaide hotel case

ABC  

South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier says it is most likely a Victorian man, who tested positive to COVID-19 yesterday, caught it while staying in hotel quarantine in Adelaide. Key points: A Victorian man tested positive for COVID–19 after doing hotel quarantine in Adelaide He was on the same flight as another case at the hotel Hotel guests …

SA Health investigating whether man caught coronavirus in medi-hotel
3 years, 7 months ago

SA Health investigating whether man caught coronavirus in medi-hotel

ABC  

South Australian health authorities are investigating whether a man who was released from hotel quarantine in Adelaide and then tested positive for COVID-19 in Melbourne acquired the virus while in isolation. Key points: The man quarantined in the Playford medi-hotel next to a traveller who tested positive SA Health is investigating whether there have been any quarantine or testing breaches …

Victoria records COVID-19 case at Wollert, north of Melbourne, after man leaves SA hotel quarantine
3 years, 7 months ago

Victoria records COVID-19 case at Wollert, north of Melbourne, after man leaves SA hotel quarantine

ABC  

Victorian health authorities have revealed six potential COVID-19 exposure sites, after a man who completed his hotel quarantine in South Australia returned to the state and tested positive. Key points: Follow-up tests confirmed the man's positive COVID-19 diagnosis He left India in mid-April, before completing hotel quarantine in South Australia Potential exposure sites have been listed in the Melbourne CBD, …

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 …

Perth lockdown ends as no new COVID community cases recorded
3 years, 8 months ago

Perth lockdown ends as no new COVID community cases recorded

ABC  

The lockdown of the Perth and Peel region has ended after Western Australia recorded no new community spread of coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. Key points: The interim restrictions include the mandatory wearing of face masks The Premier says the lockdown was the "circuit-breaker" WA needed Two people caught COVID-19 off a man infected in hotel quarantine But …

Perth records positive community-transmitted coronavirus case on day one of lockdown
3 years, 8 months ago

Perth records positive community-transmitted coronavirus case on day one of lockdown

ABC  

The WA Health Department has confirmed a positive COVID test result has been returned from a person within the community on day one of Perth's snap lockdown. Key points: The person had eaten at the Kitchen Inn in Kardinya The Premier had earlier announced no new cases were found A number of restaurants have now been deemed "higher risk" sites …

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 …

NSW Health investigating possible COVID-19 transmission inside Sydney quarantine hotel
3 years, 8 months ago

NSW Health investigating possible COVID-19 transmission inside Sydney quarantine hotel

ABC  

New South Wales Health is investigating whether COVID-19 has spread inside a second Sydney quarantine hotel. NSW Health said they had tested negative on their day-two swabs in hotel quarantine, before subsequently testing positive for COVID-19 later during their quarantine periods. This latest incident comes just days after three people in one family acquired the virus from a family of …

NSW records three locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in hotel quarantine in Sydney
3 years, 8 months ago

NSW records three locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in hotel quarantine in Sydney

ABC  

New South Wales has again recorded locally acquired coronavirus cases, after the virus was transmitted in hotel quarantine. Key points: Two families have been diagnosed with the same COVID-19 viral sequencing The families are being treated at the Special Health Accommodation Latest cases come amid a rising wave of vaccine hesitancy The state's health department said three people in one …

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's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program is set to resume. Here's how it will work
3 years, 9 months ago

Victoria's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program is set to resume. Here's how it will work

ABC  

International travellers will start flying back into Melbourne from April 8. Close to six weeks ago, Victoria's hotel quarantine program was halted after COVID-19 leaked into the community and the state went into a snap five-day lockdown. The government says a team of health experts and engineers are assessing every single room in every hotel used in the program to …

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 …

Record number of COVID-19 cases from Papua New Guinea arrive in Queensland's hotel quarantine
3 years, 9 months ago

Record number of COVID-19 cases from Papua New Guinea arrive in Queensland's hotel quarantine

ABC  

A record number of COVID-19 cases from Papua New Guinea have been recorded in hotel quarantine in Queensland. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent Latest case information from Queensland Health. "I really want to thank the Australian …

No sign of community transmission linked to COVID-infected Brisbane doctor so far as more than half of close contacts test negative
3 years, 9 months ago

No sign of community transmission linked to COVID-infected Brisbane doctor so far as more than half of close contacts test negative

ABC  

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says there is no sign of community transmission linked to a COVID-infected Brisbane doctor so far, as more than half of her close contacts have returned negative test results. Key points: More than half of the 400 contacts linked to an infected doctor have so far tested negative More than half of the 400 contacts linked …

Sydney news: NSW Police grant approval for women's march, inquiry hears of racism in public health system
3 years, 9 months ago

Sydney news: NSW Police grant approval for women's march, inquiry hears of racism in public health system

ABC  

Here's what you need to know this morning. NSW Police say approval has been granted for 500 people to march at Sydney's Town Hall under coronavirus restrictions, with a women's rally against violence planned in Sydney's CBD. Labor's Ryan Park says hotel quarantine security guards must be employed full-time. Racism in the public health system A state parliamentary inquiry has …

States issue strict new travel warnings after a hotel quarantine guard tests positive in NSW
3 years, 9 months ago

States issue strict new travel warnings after a hotel quarantine guard tests positive in NSW

Daily Mail  

Three states have acted swiftly to issue travel warnings after a Sydney hotel quarantine security guard tested positive to coronavirus. Victorian authorities said anyone who visited Pancakes on the Rocks Beverley Hills in Sydney's south between 10.45am and midday on March 13 must get tested and immediately quarantine for 14 days. Western Australia's Department of Health issued similar advice for …

Close contacts of COVID-19 doctor test negative as Brisbane Hotel Grand Chancellor in lockdown again
3 years, 9 months ago

Close contacts of COVID-19 doctor test negative as Brisbane Hotel Grand Chancellor in lockdown again

ABC  

Queensland has one new case of COVID-19, but it is likely historical and not connected to the case of a doctor at Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital who tested positive, the state's health authorities say. Key points: Contact tracing is essentially complete, with 238 contacts traced from four venues the doctor attended on Thursday Contact tracing is essentially complete, with 238 …

NSW quarantine hotel worker tests positive to coronavirus
3 years, 9 months ago

NSW quarantine hotel worker tests positive to coronavirus

ABC  

Health authorities are racing to identify the source of infection of a security guard who has tested positive for coronavirus. Key points: The worker is employed at the Sofitel Wentworth and Mantra in Haymarket The 47-year-old security guard received his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on March 2 His household contacts are isolating and have so far tested negative …

COVID updates: NSW quarantine hotel worker who contracted COVID-19 had been vaccinated — as it happened
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID updates: NSW quarantine hotel worker who contracted COVID-19 had been vaccinated — as it happened

ABC  

Dr Kerry Chant said around 130 people had been contacted who worked with the security guard. "In terms of where this person acquired it, as the Minister indicated, this gentleman works in our hotel quarantine systems and generally works on the weekend and does weekend shifts in the hotel quarantine system. He was infectious while doing a shift and we …

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 …

Victorian hotel quarantine chief Emma Cassar stands by statement her team was not told about nebuliser
3 years, 10 months ago

Victorian hotel quarantine chief Emma Cassar stands by statement her team was not told about nebuliser

ABC  

The head of COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria, Emma Cassar, says there is "no evidence" that a guest at the Melbourne Airport Holiday Inn told her team he had the nebuliser that has been blamed for the current coronavirus outbreak. Key points: Ms Cassar said the man was "not lying" She said she could not explain the difference in accounts Fourteen cases …

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 …

Britain Tightens Travel Restrictions With Hotel Quarantine and 10-Year Prison Threat
3 years, 10 months ago

Britain Tightens Travel Restrictions With Hotel Quarantine and 10-Year Prison Threat

News 18  

Britain said it would bring in tighter border controls next week against new variants of the coronavirus, requiring hotel quarantine for arrivals and threatening rule-breakers with up to 10 years in jail and fines. Under lockdown rules, holidays are banned, and testing regimes and quarantine are already in place for travellers, but the government said on Tuesday it would bring …

Melbourne quarantine hotel outbreak climbs to three
3 years, 10 months ago

Melbourne quarantine hotel outbreak climbs to three

Daily Mail  

A hotel worker has tested positive for coronavirus just hours after a resident, bringing Melbourne's quarantine outbreak to three. The Victorian Department of Health announced a third case at Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport on Tuesday night, saying 'interviews are underway' to trace the worker's movements The woman was cleared to leave the Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport but has since tested …

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 …

Australian Open on alert as 2nd hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open on alert as 2nd hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19

India TV News  

A second hotel quarantine worker tested positive for Covid-19 in Melbourne on Monday, the same day the Australian Open was scheduled to commence. Last Wednesday, a quarantine worker at one of the hotels directly linked to the Australian Open had also tested positive, forcing the cancellation of a day's play at lead-in events, reports Xinhua news agency. Victoria State officials …

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