Advocates slam Queensland Government’s ‘unacceptable’ ban on fresh air breaks in hotel quarantine for returning travellers

Civil liberties groups have slammed the Queensland Government’s decision to ban “fresh air breaks” in hotel quarantine, describing the move as an “unacceptable impingement” on the freedoms of returned travellers.

Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young yesterday confirmed people undergoing mandatory hotel quarantine would no longer be allowed out of their rooms for outdoor breaks amid new concerns over the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

The move means travellers will be confined to their hotel rooms for the entire duration of the two-week period — sparking outrage among returned travellers and civil liberties advocates.

It comes as the state recorded six new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, all…