"All staff are employed full time and advised they cannot have secondary employment," Professor Notaras said. "A small number of staff are rostered to remain onsite at Howard Springs with clinical staff managing COVID-19 positive passengers."
Adrian Esterman, chair of biostatistics and epidemiology at the University of South Australia, agrees. "If you have people with suspected infectious disease, you isolate them. It was only very recently that we've decided to put them into hotels in the middle of cities," Professor Esterman said. There is an argument for purpose-built quarantine stations, Professor Bennett added, if there are not "sufficient" existing facilities like hotels.
Last January Ms Stroud's husband took Emma to Germany for what was supposed to be a short trip, but the onset of the pandemic — and complications with his visa — upended everything. After trying for months to find a way for them to come home, Ms Stroud said she ended up being granted a special exemption to fly to Germany herself.
Residents get temperature checks and a phone call every day, Ms Stroud said, and "patrols" of army members and police go past regularly, issuing "written warnings" to anyone flouting mask-wearing rules. But she also feels Australians returning from overseas should be able to quarantine in similar facilities in their own state, including so it's easier — and cheaper — to get home afterwards.
The Government, however, doesn't necessarily agree, with a spokesperson for the Department of Health telling ABC News that "the Australian Government is committed to bringing home Australians overseas who wish to return ... and has worked hard to ensure both their safety and that of the broader Australian community".
Brillant! Had this been introduced from the beginning it would have saved hundreds of lives in Victoria! Why Dan Andrews government does not have the foresight to implement this is beyond me! He has stepped up for AO!! Of course money talks
We have these type of communal structures across the country just waiting to be utilized? Absolutly get them up and running! A far better approachable scenario and perfect for 14 day quarantine purposes. 🛩
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