Victoria has hit reset on hotel quarantine, with v2.0 to receive first guests on Dec 7. Key points:
- to be run by a new agency, COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria (CQV), which will be overseen by the Vic Corrections Commissioner with the Vic Police Minister taking overall responsibility
- all staff will be exclusively employed or contracted by CQV, and cleaners will work at only one site
- “Staff will be tested for coronavirus daily” - (unclear if this means all staff every day or just a selection) and members of their households will also be offered regular testing.
Note however that the article also references ‘voluntary testing’ for staff, so
- site management to be lead by Vic police with ADF support, and not a private security guard to be seen
- returned travellers to be offered “structured in-room activities” and “better meals”
Time will tell I guess
A new agency to oversee the state's hotel quarantine system will be run by Corrections Commissioner Emma Cassar. Victoria will start accepting international arrivals again on December 7.
www.abc.net.au