Lockdown Continues In Victoria Following Cluster Outbreak Linked To Quarantine Hotel
Health
by Charis Chang
16th Feb 2021 7:12 AM
Australia must reform its hotel quarantine program as the country cannot afford to have the coronavirus circulating within the community as it rolls out vaccines, one expert says.
University of New South Wales Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, who is a member of a World Health Organisation advisory panel on COVID-19, told news.com.au that leaks from hotel quarantine still appeared to be an issue in most states, and falling back on contact tracing was not enough.
"I think there is still an issue with hotel quarantine, almost every state has had leaks: South Australia, Western Australia, NSW and Queensland, not just Victoria," Prof McLaws said.