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Scott Morrison defends ‘99.99pc effective’ hotel quarantine system amid calls for change
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended Australia’s hotel quarantine system as “99.99 per cent effective” at protecting the community against COVID-19, amid calls for a change in approach from some medical experts.
Key points:
- Some medical experts say hotel quarantine does not fully address the risk of airborne transmission of coronavirus
- Scott Morrison says the system is “99.99 per cent” effective
- Some states are calling for more Commonwealth quarantine facilities
A spread of infection at a quarantine hotel in Perth contributed to the city’s three-day lockdown over the past weekend, prompting some medical experts to question the current system.
Some state premiers have also called for changes that would see Commonwealth quarantine centres…
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