Originally Posted by
WingNut60
Every time that there is a release from a quarantine hotel, it seems that there are big gaps in the explanations given.
When specifics are omitted you can't hep but wonder whether it isn't deliberate obfuscation.
For instance, this person entered Australia from Shanghai and after release from quarantine visited the UWA campus on several occasions before departing for Melbourne.
No other details were given which lead to a rumour circulating around that he was neither an Australian citizen nor resident.
The question of whether that is true or not could have been countered by simply including in the press releases that he was a "returning Australian resident", but it wasn't.
Why not?
Similarly, it has been announced that of the other 24 people on the same floor as the infected person, five have already left the country.
What the heck is that about? People are now flying into Australia to spend a little relaxation time in quarantine and then flying out again?
C'mon people, we don't want or need to start a racial backlash, but a few more details might make the explanation a lot easier to swallow.
Or not.
Does his origin, ethnicity or purpose for being here have add any tangible substance to this issue? He legally entered the country (hard to do at the moment without jumping through a lot of hoops), completed 14 days in quarantine and then upon developing symptoms several days later seems to have isolated himself immediately. He did the right thing, far more so than a lot of Australian born citizens have when it comes to complying with the rules associated with this pandemic.
The matter is we're still getting outbreaks from hotels in major capital cities over a year into this outbreak when they were only going to be a temporary solution. As international quarantine looks to continue for at least 12 months it's time for all quarantine to be in facilities like Howard Springs.