Hotel ventilation systems not up to the standard of hospitals, says AMA Victoria President
The Australian Medical Association's Victorian head has said the State Government needs to seriously consider ways to improve ventilation systems in quarantine hotels to help stop any cross-infection.
AMA Victoria president Julian Rait said it would be better to use hotel quarantine facilities in remote locations, rather than city hotels.
"We think that perhaps they might be more suited given that the air exchange inside many in inner-city hotels just isn't up to the standards we expect from our hospitals or indeed many other health facilities," he said.
Victoria reviewed the airflow and ventilation in all of its quarantine hotels before beginning its revamped quarantine scheme. It is again being reviewed in the wake of the virus's spread through a Brisbane quarantine hotel.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday announced caps on international arrivals would be lifted in most states and territories.
The capacity at the NT's Howard Springs facility, which uses standalone former workers' accommodation rather than hotel rooms, is set to be expanded.
The Prime Minister also spoke about the suggestion of developing another quarantine facility in Toowoomba in Queensland, saying the Government would continue to assess the proposal.
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