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Hotel Quarantine in Victoria: third time lucky? – 8 April 2021

A national hotel quarantine system is needed. @profmiketoole says evidence of airborne #COVID19 transmission is clear but not all states have the same requirements re. staff PPE and ventilation. New viral variants pose greater riskhttps://t.co/knemrATNu3 @billbowtell @abcnews pic.twitter.com/5m5MxZUgLT
— Burnet Institute (@BurnetInstitute) April 8, 2021

As international travellers return to Melbourne, will it be third time lucky for Victoria’s controversial hotel quarantine system? Mike Toole writes in The Conversation. International flights into Melbourne are set to resume today. Arrivals will be capped at 800 people in the first week, before increasing to 1,120 from April 15.

This marks the third time a hotel quarantine system has been launched in Victoria. After a series of mishaps, is this revamped version finally up to scratch?

A bumpy road

On March 28 last year, National Cabinet mandated 14 days of supervised quarantine for international arrivals across the country.

In June, a number of Melbourne hotel quarantine staff were infected, seeding a second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria. On July 1, Melbourne stopped receiving international arrivals. Flights would not recommence until December 7.

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