In a major breach of health protocols, a plane full of passengers arriving in Sydney from Melbourne was allowed to disembark and leave the airport without being screened for coronavirus.
Health officials are now contacting all passengers onboard Jetstar flight JQ250, which touched down in Sydney just before 7pm on Tuesday.
"There was an issue at the airport where passengers were disembarked when the health screening team were screening another airline," Dr Chant told reporters on Wednesday.
Victorian Health authorities are also conducting temperature and ID checks for all travellers departing the state, so the passengers should have been screened prior to taking off.
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