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Psychiatrist Patrick McGorry joins calls to change WA’s hotel coronavirus quarantine system after weekend breach
One of Australia’s leading mental health experts has called for Western Australia’s hotel quarantine system to be overhauled amid growing concerns over the impact on people’s wellbeing.
Key points:
- Professor McGorry says regional quarantine may be better for mental health
- It may also pose a lower risk of significant spread following a potential outbreak
- The WA Opposition has called for a review of the state’s current system
It comes after 49-year-old Jenny Maree D’Ubios walked out of the Pan Pacific Hotel on Saturday morning, one week into her mandatory 14-day quarantine period.
She was taken into custody about 10 hours later at a Perth hospital and has since tested negative for COVID-19.
In court on Sunday, Ms D’Ubios’s lawyer said her…
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