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Australia’s hotel quarantine exemptions explained: Who can get them, what are the reasons, and who is making the decisions?
A leading Australian epidemiologist has slammed the decision to grant hotel quarantine exemptions to some celebrities as “totally unacceptable”.
Key points:
- Hotel quarantine exemptions have been granted to individuals such as diplomats, air crew, and even Hollywood celebrities
- However, a leading epidemiologist argues private quarantine poses just as much of a health risk
- There are also calls for more transparency around the exemptions process
The murky process of exemptions to Australia’s strict 14-day quarantine program was thrown into the spotlight again this week.
It was reported high-profile people like Matt Damon and Miranda Kerr had been granted permission to skip state-run hotel quarantine and instead isolate at luxury private…
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