The Victorian government recently announced a project to build a 3,000-bed facility for returning travellers with support from the federal government, and other states should do the same.
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Australia is suffering from a blind spot that, some experts say, could cause it to lose its leading position in the pandemic.
They say heath authorities are having difficulty seeing that the science has changed and that airborne spread should now be regarded as the dominant transmission route for the virus in settings where ventilation is poor.
They urge authorities to acknowledge this boldly and make appropriate policy modifications to meet the change. As the country struggles with a makeshift collection of quarantine facilities that share or leak air, some say a first step would be to create a strict national standard to keep everyone safe, particularly in hotels.