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WA hotel quarantine report warned of ‘high-risk’ COVID-19 dangers a month before Perth lockdown
The West Australian government was warned in March about “high-risk” ventilation issues at the Mercure Hotel — the quarantine hotel at the centre of Perth’s coronavirus outbreak.
Key points:
- “High-risk” issues at the Mercure Hotel were identified in a March report
- The hotel was at the centre at WA’s latest COVID-19 outbreak
- Rooms surrounding COVID cases were not cleared as recommended
In a report handed to the Department of Health on March 30, it was recommended guests in adjoining rooms or directly opposite to a confirmed COVID-19 positive person should be moved at least one room further away, if possible.
Glossop Consultancy was contracted by the Department in February to risk assess the ventilation system of WA’s nine quarantine…
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