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Tighter quarantine rules for air crew on the cards after driver contracts coronavirus
Wednesday December 16, 2020
A Sydney van driver for international air crew has been diagnosed with COVID-19, ending NSW’s 12-day streak without a locally acquired case and sparking calls for tighter quarantine rules for airline staff.
Airline staff are exempt from the mandated 14-day hotel quarantine and can self-isolate in a home or accommodation. Photo: ABC News/Andrew Greaves
However, Acting Queensland Premier Steven Miles said the state was not yet considering tightening its state borders in response.
The 45-year-old man, who drives vans ferrying international air crew, was first…
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