Expert questions findings of Brisbane hotel quarantine coronavirus cluster investigation
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FebFebruary 2021 at 10:20pm
Kate Cole is concerned the report did not cover every aspect of COVID-19 transmission inside the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
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Concerns have been raised about the probe into Brisbane s Hotel Grand Chancellor coronavirus cluster, with a senior hygienist saying its findings are lacking a crucial level of expertise.
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She says critical experts were not consulted in the review process
Immunology expert Nigel McMillan says many of the report s recommendations should have been in place already
But the president-elect of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists, Kate Cole, said some aspects of potential transmission of COVID-19 within the hotel floor did not receive enough attention.
Gaps in infection control have been blamed for the spread of a highly infectious strain of coronavirus through a Brisbane quarantine hotel, triggering a national health emergency and the city’s three-day lockdown.