Thread: Corona Virus

Australia's first human coronavirus vaccine testing underway in Adelaide.

Australian first: Human coronavirus vaccine trials begin in South Australia

More Melbourne suburbs to be locked down. And then this;


"But on Thursday, disturbing claims emerged that Victoria’s hotel quarantine program has been woefully mismanaged, including claims security guards slept with guests.
Companies charged taxpayers for shifts never worked, leading to fewer workers on duty and a higher risk of infections, according to a report in the Herald Sun.
One of the clusters is believed to have spread among hotel staff who shared a cigarette lighter and carpooled to work together.
The Victorian government has since launched a judicial inquiry into hotel quarantine."

More Victorian suburbs could enter lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

Two Victorians travelled to Sydney while sick. Why would they even think of it?

An inquiry has also been ordered into the state’s hotel quarantine program after it was revealed a large proportion of the recent outbreak was linked to security staff breaching infection control.
Headed by Justice Jennifer Coate, the inquiry will probe claims of widespread problems with the quarantine program, which is now on hold for a fortnight.
There are allegations of under-trained staff, inadequate personal protective equipment, billing rorts by private security contractors and even claims that some hotel guards slept with guests.
“It is abundantly clear that what has gone on here is completely unacceptable and we need to know exactly what has happened,” Premier Daniel Andrews said.
Justice Coate will look into allegations that infection control protocols were breached at the quarantine hotels.
The inquiry will probe decisions and actions by the government, hotel operators and private contractors, as well as the training of staff.

Fears Victorian outbreak 'acceleration' could cause more deaths

Originally Posted by bob10

Now, mass testing in Balmain. Perhaps NSW should have shut their southern border, after all.

NSW Woolworths coronavirus case linked to Melbourne hotel triggers mass testing in Balmain

NSW Health don't believe he was infectious, that it was just residual virus in his system due to the time elapsed in quarantine but are playing it safe

Originally Posted by bob10

More Melbourne suburbs to be locked down. And then this;


"But on Thursday, disturbing claims emerged that Victoria’s hotel quarantine program has been woefully mismanaged, including claims security guards slept with guests.
Companies charged taxpayers for shifts never worked, leading to fewer workers on duty and a higher risk of infections, according to a report in the Herald Sun.
One of the clusters is believed to have spread among hotel staff who shared a cigarette lighter and carpooled to work together.
The Victorian government has since launched a judicial inquiry into hotel quarantine."

More Victorian suburbs could enter lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

Interestingly the NSW government used the NSW Police and ADF to manage and run the quarantine, and if anyone tested positive they were transfered to a dedicated hotel staffed by medical staff from St Vincent's Hospital.

Vic kept positive patients in the same hotel they were originally bunked at, and had private security looking after the internees.

Everyone's learning from this.

Originally Posted by rick130

NSW Health don't believe he was infectious, that it was just residual virus in his system due to the time elapsed in quarantine but are playing it safe

That's good to hear.

So new border passes to get into Qld,have a big green G on them.

Just a few common sense questions,then all good.

Also must have ID available if requested by police,with current address on it.

Well, well, Qld, home of the AFL. Let's hope they don't stay too long.


Queensland to host six Melbourne-based AFL teams as league scrambles to continue coronavirus-hit season - ABC News