Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly conceded Australians could die overseas in a letter asking Health Minister Greg Hunt to implement a ban on travel from India.
In his letter, Professor Kelly asked for it to become an offence under the Biosecurity Act for anyone who had been in India in the last 14 days to come back to Australia."I note that such a determination, if made, would be the first time that such a determination has been used to prevent Australian citizens and permanent residents entering Australia," Professor Kelly wrote.
Professor Kelly also laid out a number of exemptions to the travel ban, including for diplomats and their families, serving defence personnel and flight crews.WatchChief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says he did not advise the government on penalties for Australians returning from India.Speaking on Monday, Mr Hunt said the late-night announcement of the travel ban was put out as soon as the decision was made."We work 24 hours," he said.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
So, exemptions for diplomats, politicians, entertainers, etc. And you're ok with Australians dying vs being repatriated? Did you take the hippocratic oath, Paul Kelly? 'I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures that are required' Or are you just another govt stooge?
Do they get to come home then?
Uh what?
Oh your nose is growing. Did 9NewsAUS give you that information?
More deaths on the Morrison Governments hands
'Primum non nocere'........
AUSTRALIA's Morrison regime couldn't give a damn about a few 1,000 ethnic INDIANS... they're easily replaced by ongoing ASIAN migration... but look after the whites. 'exemptions to the travel ban... for diplomats and their families, serving defence personnel and flight crews...'
Don't blame the CMO, he provides advice. The politicians made this decision, and they are completely amoral and utterly unprincipled.
I don't trust this gvt not to have told him what to put in the letter to cover themselves. Stopping arrivals for fear of a third wave is an admission that the hotel system is inadequate, despite Morrison's assertions. They obviously expect it to fail completely. auspol
What does abcnews want?
Yea, another politically appointed 'health expert' making decisions on our behalf. Bravo!!
It's case of a country abandonment of her citizens This is typical authoritarian tyranny suppression.The warnings were there, they had all of 2020 to foresee ,plan and build quarantine hubs.But they sat back collected their pay and slept
Quick ABC summation: Open, close, Swan, open, close, Swan, open, close, Swan, open, close, Swan, open, close, Swan, open, close, Swan, Human rights & racism...more to come.
Where were the travel bans during/after the Aspen conference, the Ruby Princess docking or the Hillsong AGM? CHO is requesting legislating against another race some who are citizens but tightey whiteys get exemptions galore? AustraliaWhitePolicy2021
I wonder if the CMO has violated the Hippocratic Oath by issuing this potentially lethal decree?
We had larger numbers of infected returnees in the first half of 2020 than now. Significantly more. Australians want zero risk. This is unrealistic. Time for borders to become a bit more open, 2m have been vaccinated. Stage 2: Post vaccination Australia. Let’s see it.
Just like in Zombie movies: friends/family members got bitten, do you take them back to this side of the fence, or do you leave them out there to fend for themselves. It's a very hard decision. In movies, safe havens are always ultimately overrun because they have to let them in.
Balance
Absurd and fake sympathy
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