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NSW tightening protocols on hotel quarantine drivers to stop COVID-19 spread
New South Wales health authorities will ramp up testing on workers transporting Australians returning from overseas, after an infected driver unwittingly put thousands of people in Greater Sydney at risk of contracting COVID-19.
Key points:
- Staff in police-managed quarantine hotels will get tested daily for COVID-19, including drivers
- NSW may also test international airline crew who arrive in Australia
- Fixing flaws in quarantine is crucial now as a more contagious variant starts circulating overseas
Drivers had been getting weekly throat and nose swabs for the virus, but from January 21, all people transporting passengers coming back from overseas will have a daily saliva test.
The test involves taking a small amount of saliva to detect…
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