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A so-called COVID denier has avoided being sent back to jail for leaving hotel quarantine in Perth after announcing her intentions on social media.
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She visited several suburbs and the beach before being arrested
D Ubios has been given a nine-month community-based order
She had returned to Perth from Spain seven days earlier, but in posts on social media from her hotel room, she announced she was going to leave the forced isolation because it was flaring up her allergies and she could not breathe properly.
She also claimed coronavirus did not exist and was actually what she called frequency spectrum radiation from 5G .
News by Bella Fowler and Lauren McMah 28th Dec 2020 7:54 AM | Updated: 30th Dec 2020 10:16 AM New South Wales has recorded 18 new cases of coronavirus in the past day - a worrying surge in numbers compared to recent days - and a new cluster has been declared. Premier Gladys Berejiklian described an outbreak in Croydon in Sydney s inner-west as concerning , with six cases recorded so far. There have also been a further two infections in Wollongong, 120km south of Sydney. A series of mystery cases, the source of which can t be determined, continue to worry health authorities also. Ms Berejiklian pleaded for anyone in the state with even the mildest of symptoms to come forward for testing in a bid to get on top of the outbreak.
Health expert calls for WA hotel coronavirus quarantine overhaul after Jenny D Ubios breach
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One of Australia s leading mental health experts has called for Western Australia s hotel quarantine system to be overhauled amid growing concerns over the impact on people s wellbeing.
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It may also pose a lower risk of significant spread following a potential outbreak
The WA Opposition has called for a review of the state s current system
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