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Qld Police isolating after quarantine scare
Eleven police officers are in isolation after they were forced to physically restrain a man who had tested positive to COVID-19 as he attempted to leave hotel quarantine.
The security incident unfolded on Sunday at the Rydges Hotel in Brisbane’s Southbank, as the 41-year-old man tried to leave the quarantine facility.
The 11 officers were wearing personal protective equipment and are in home-isolation for 14 days, Queensland Police confirmed.
As of Friday morning, they had all returned negative tests.
The man in question has been transported to hospital.
“The Queensland Police Service is conducting welfare checks on the members each day and has been able to make arrangements to ensure adequate staffing is in place while they are…
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