There is no record of a case of coronovirus infection infecting the community for seven days in the last eight days, said Gregory Hunt, the country’s health minister on Twitter – only tests with positive results on people coming from outside are needed ” Spend two weeks in quarantine hotels “.
One of these people was tennis player Paula Badosa, who tested positive during her stay at a hotel in Melbourne after traveling on the same flight as an infected person. The city currently has 72 tennis players to participate in the Grand Slam from 8 to 12 February.
“National Incident Center Reports Zero New Cases of Community Transmission on Seventh Day” [do coronavírus] In the last eight days, ”said the minister, Gregory Hunt. That is, there were no cases in seven of the last eight days. “Unfortunately, we have seen over 16,000 deaths and 670,000 cases of Kovid in the last 24 hours. [no mundo]. Despite the difficulties, we remain a sanctuary for the work of so many. ”
A strict quarantine program on arrival has been one of Australia’s pillars of success in relation to Kovid, and authorities in many states without community broadcasting have already begun loosening sanctions: the state of Victoria, which has the largest population in the country is passed. For example, meetings at home with more than 30 people, doubling the previous limit of 15.
As quarantine is compulsory and must be done at one of the hotels designated by the authorities, there is still a limit to those who can enter the country each week: during the month of January and until mid-February, the limit fixed at 2500 Was a response to the entry of first identified people into the UK, which is more easily transmitted.
However, it continues to cause trouble for thousands of Australians who want to return home, and 38,000 people are currently awaiting the possibility of returning, the British daily says Guardian.
Paul Kelly, head of Australia’s top health authority, said the country is “an important place compared to the rest of the world at the moment”. But the ban is “one of the last things on international borders that will change”, he warned. Even after starting the vaccination program, which should be in a few weeks, “it’s not going to be normal”.
“Health dictatorship”
Australia recovered from a second vacancy in Melbourne, which was originally attributed to one of these quarantine hotels, which in May turned into private security guards without training in epidemic control. It has been said, according to a report given to the government in November, “due to insufficient infection control practices in the environment”.
In early July, what was British Medical Journal It has been described as “one of the most rigorous imprisons in the world, which lasted 112 days in Melbourne”. The city’s five million residents were subjected to a ban aimed at keeping a fifth of the people at home. In one of the city’s least favorite areas, a total ban was also imposed, guaranteed by the police.
Nevertheless, the results were delayed, and there were many differences between health professionals (one third of the total) and their families (one and third). The contact did not produce tests fast enough to prevent further transmission to the trackers. “It was the difference between documenting an outbreak or reducing the number of cases to prevent further outbreaks,” commented Catherine Bennett, an epidemiologist at Deakin University. British Medical Journal.
The tracking system finally went into effect in October. “If it had happened before, it is not necessary that imprisonment be kept for long periods of time,” Bennett says. The restrictions began to be lifted in a phased manner on 27 October.
The tough, and lengthy, imprisonment approach has also been criticized politically: former Prime Minister Tony Abbott spoke of “health dictators”.
Australia recorded 909 deaths of Kovid-19 in a total of 28,755 cases.
