There are fresh concerns about the safety of hotel quarantine for returned travellers, with experts such as former Australian of the Year Patrick McGorry speaking out about the mental toll it’s taking.
“I think most Australians can relate to the stressful nature of being confined to a small space and to have restrictions placed on the movement and so on,” Mr McGorry told Sky
News. “It is a stressful situation, it is time limited but it has claimed the life of at least one person so far, which is tragic. “So great care needs to be taken to support people.”
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