It may seem like there’s one rule for the rich and famous wanting to enter Australia or cross state borders, and another for the thousands who have had to sit out their 14-day quarantine in a hotel.Credit:However, in certain limited circumstances, ordinary Australians returning from overseas can also avoid the compulsory hotel stay.
Since June, Queensland Health has received 36,177 exemption applications, including requests to enter Queensland from interstate, people wanting to quarantine at home, and those wanting to visit a dying relative. As at January 19, 107 requests to quarantine at home had been granted – just 0.3 per cent of all applications.
In Queensland, the Chief Health Officer gets the final say over exemptions. Approved applicants have been able to show they can meet the strict quarantine conditions. In some cases, people go above and beyond.Credit:Damon seems to have done that, employing 24-hour security and people to undertake hospital-grade cleaning. A doctor said Damon’s efforts would haveThose sorts of private quarantine agreements wouldn’t be brokered by the stars.
Some of the applications were approved based on medical or compassionate grounds, but the majority were related to international or interstate transits, or unaccompanied minors.
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Bastards! It really does make a lie of the “we’re all in it together” jingoistic garbage, doesn’t it?
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