The federal health department has stepped in to help with contact tracing after passengers on a flight from coronavirus-hit MelbourneNSW Health authorities worked through the night to contact passengers who were allowed to disembark Tuesday evening's flight without a second health screening, hours before the NSW-Victoria border closed.
But NSW Health said the passengers had been screened before leaving Victoria, including temperature checks and ID checks. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt on Thursday said his department had intervened to help NSW authorities with contact tracing and tightening domestic flight protocols. "If anyone's travelled in breach of orders, we'll refer them to police and take the appropriate action depending if anyone is symptomatic," Dr Chant said.Of the 137 who disembarked in Sydney, 89 were screened and cleared before leaving the airport, according to NSW Health.The three remaining passengers - including one who has refused to be screened - have been referred to NSW Police.
Obviously Sydney Airport, JetStar and NSW Police and NSW Health learnt absolutely nothing from the 1st wave's cockups ( at you guessed it ) Sydney Airport fiascos and the Ruby Princess desaster. People need to loose jobs for incompetence over this !!
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Is there a reason why there’s a Qantas plane in the picture and not Jetstar? It was a Jetstar flight after all wasn’t it?
There is no margin for error here. Get your shit together.
No accountability, no responsibility of the staff and decision makers at the airport?
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