Our most successful virus containment method was the envy of the world just a few weeks ago, but in just 24 hours it was brutally exposed.
As coronavirus cases skyrocketed in other nations, ours appeared to be largely contained within the confines of hotel rooms.
The state government is scrambling to contain outbreaks in the Melbourne’s north and west, many of which have been traced directly back to isolation hotels. Other states have deployed troops and police in their hotel quarantine, sometimes alongside security.
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