A security guard monitoring repatriated Australians in hotel quarantine in Adelaide was caught breaching safety protocols by not wearing a mask on duty, SA's Chief Public Health Officer says.
A security guard monitoring repatriated Australians in hotel quarantine in Adelaide was sent home for breaching safety protocols and a review is underway, SA's Chief Public Health Officer says.A review is underway but SA's Chief Public Health Officer says no-one was put at riskDr Nicola Spurrier has told ABC Radio Adelaide the guard was not wearing a mask while on duty, but she says no-one was put at risk.
She said SA Police identified the breach because they have oversight of the security guard operations and that a review is now underway into the security agencies providing the services. "The police have a very, very strong presence and they are overseeing the security guards and that was how it was picked up," Dr Spurrier said."It didn't put anybody at risk, but it was just a warning: 'okay, you've been told you have to wear a mask. You're not wearing it. You're out of here'.
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