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Mistakes in Victoria’s initial hotel quarantine program put people at risk of contracting HIV – ABC News

Failings of governance, training and recruitment when Victoria’s hotel quarantine scheme was set up put some returned Australians at risk of contracting blood-borne…

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Failures when Victoria’s hotel quarantine scheme was first set up put some returned Australians at risk of contracting blood-borne diseases like HIV, an investigation has found.
Key points:

  • The review has not identified anyone who contracted a virus due to the possible cross-contamination
  • But about 200 of the 1,700 people identified have not been contacted “despite multiple attempts”
  • All 13 recommendations from the review are being, or already have been, implemented

The Safer Care Victoria review…

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