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Scramble to avoid new COVID disaster – Gatton Star
Authorities are racing to figure out how a guard contracted COVID-19, as experts call for action over possibility of aerosol transmission.
Authorities are scrambling to figure out how a security guard in his 20s was infected with coronavirus despite wearing personal protective equipment during his shifts at a quarantine hotel.
It comes as health experts across Australia plead for the Australian government to update all COVID-19 guidance to emphasise the risk of aerosol transmission.
An open letter from Health Care Workers Australia has demanded “national action on aerosol transmission of COVID-19”, claiming essential workers in Australia…
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