The asthmatic child of a Qantas cabin crew member has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after contracting the virus from their mother. | EXCLUSIVE coronavirusaus
For just over two weeks all international passengers have been quarantined in hotels but staff were exempt. Airlines were granted the exemption by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee.
She said staff had asked Qantas to provide a place they could self-isolate like a hotel “but that was refused”. However crew will not be paid during self-isolation or be eligible for sick leave at the end of that roster. The spokesman said crew could access the JobKeeper payment and the airline was “looking at what support we can provide” in that scenario, the spokesman said.
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