People entering Australia will be tested for COVID-19 upon entry and exit from their 14-day quarantine, the Chief Medical Officer says, while national cabinet has agreed to allow states and territories to double the number of people allowed in small premises.
"You have powers to say to someone: 'Well, we won't let you out of quarantine until you've been tested and had a clear test'," Professor Murphy said. Mr Morrison said the definition of "smaller premises" will be determined by each jurisdiction "but, as a rule of thumb, that's around about 100 square metres"."In Tasmania and Western Australia they've already moved to that two-square metre arrangement, so other states will be free to consider that.
better tell Dan Andrews as he is lost in a crisis. Wasting time Victoria doesn't have getting legal advice? You can force people to isolation, take our freedoms & dish out fines but cannot compel quarantined people to have a test - BULLSHIT! auspol VictorianCHO DanielAndrewsMP
And if they refuse its back to overseas, or they pay for the extra 10 days themselves. Returned travellers are a known risk and a huge expense to the rest of us. Covid19 has been going on 5 months, its time people started taking responsibility for and paying for their own choices
IF YOU BELIEVE THIS SHIT I HAVE A NICE BRIDGE TO SELL YOU.
Prof Murphy said states & territories were able to compel people to be tested.'You have powers to say: 'we won't let you out of quarantine until you've been tested & had a clear test' 'We will make sure people understand before they come that [testing] is a requirement' 👏
The vic govt needs to make covid testing compulsory for those in hotel quarantine
CMO also said 'We are going to start testing people on entry to quarantine and testing people before they leave quarantine to see whether a testing regime might help in the future,' he said. CMO, a LiberalAus political hack and his boss LiarFromTheShire have let us down.
So you conservatives not calling him Dictator Scott? No wait, Stalin Scott! No? Gonna keep being hypocritical then?
Lets let every health official, state & federal, do their job. In spite of the outbreaks, our country is doing far better than UK or USA.
Never trust a Chief Marketing Officer
Who’s the new CMO
Meanwhile condemning millions of smokers and vapers to an early grave.
Thanks BLM.
What’s bet there Second wave