Health
Victoria at risk of repeating fatal hotel quarantine mistakes, as row breaks among departments – The Age
A senior Department of Health and Human Services source has warned Victoria could repeat the bureaucratic failings that led to the bungling of the hotel quarant…
Confirmation of the row followed a report in The Age that revealed the Andrews government was investigating scaling back the hotel quarantine program and introducing electronic monitoring devices to track returned travellers asked to isolate at home.
The DHHS source said “tensions had been rising” within the health and justice departments ahead of the overhaul of the program and the suggestion to use GPS-enabled wristbands.
“Electronic monitoring would be something the Department of Justice wo…
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