Hundreds of quarantined travellers have been forced out of their hotel after it was deemed the site did not meet public health standards. 9News
The 22-year-old had a coronavirus test on August 20 after working at the Marriott Hotel in Circular Quay and was told to go home and isolate for 14 days, NSW Police said.
Blood-stained sheets and used personal protective equipment greeted travellers at one Melbourne quarantine hotel, the inquiry heard last week.
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