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Doctors warned Victoria’s health department about hotel infection control dangers before coronavirus spread – ABC News
Frontline doctors warned about infection dangers inside Victoria’s hotel quarantine program weeks before COVID-19 spread to the community, a Four Corners investigation reveals.
Frontline doctors warned about infection dangers inside Victoria’s hotel quarantine program more than a month before workers started catching COVID-19, but the state’s health department never responded to their concerns.
Key points:
- Doctors wrote to the DHHS on April 15 to voice concerns about hotel quarantine
- One nurse who was quarantined said security guards did not take adequate safety precautions
- Photos obtained by Four Corners show guards sleeping on the job during…
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