Health
Central Queensland aged care nurse cleared of public health breach – Brisbane Times
Queensland Health Director-General John Wakefield said the investigation found the public health response was “appropriate” to prevent an outbreak in May.
“The investigation found the nurse did not breach Aged Care Direction No. 3,” Dr Wakefield said in a statement on Monday. “We have notified the nurse of the findings.”
The since-superseded public health direction banned anyone from entering a residential aged care facility if they had a fever of 38 degrees or more and symptoms of “acute respiratory infection”.
Those who returned from overseas or been in known contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 were also barred from entering aged care si…
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