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Autistic child removed from hotel quarantine
A three-year-old child with autism became so “severely distressed” in hotel quarantine the Queensland Human Rights Commission was forced to intervene to get them out.
The Queensland child, who has severe food aversions, returned from New Zealand with five adults in her family during the COVID-19 pandemic and was placed into mandatory quarantine, the annual QHRC report said.
“While she was in quarantine it became clear that the environment was unsuitable for her needs and causing her distress,” the report said.
“Her diet could not be…
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