Nearly 50 passengers travelling into Sydney from Melbourne on a Jetstar service were allowed to leave the aircraft and exit the airport without being health screened for coronavirus. 9News
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Jetstar staff helped to locate some of the passengers in the terminal at Sydney Airport, and is working with health authorities to locate those passengers who were not found at the time. Vision from the terminal last night shows NSW Police officers hurriedly trying to herd passengers back to the screening areas.
It is also understood that the passengers were required to take temperature tests and ID checks conducted by Victoria Health authorities before leaving the state. "Airline staff, contrary to agreed protocols, allowed passengers to leave the gate area before the health staff had concluded screening a prior flight.
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