A man suspected of taking his own life in Victoria's hotel quarantine program received only one welfare check during his time in quarantine and not until the fifth day of his detention, an inquiry hears.
A man suspected of taking his own life in Victoria's hotel quarantine program received only one welfare check during his time in quarantine and not until the fifth day of his detention, an inquiry has heard.The man's body was found more than 24 hours after he stopped answering calls from authorities
Some welfare checks were not completed due to the "bottleneck" created by the hotel's phone switchboardIt found the man's body was discovered more than 24 hours after he had stopped answering calls from authorities. Due to a backlog, the first welfare check call was not made to the guest until the fifth day of his detainment, the government's hotel quarantine inquiry heard. It was the only welfare check made during the nine days he was in quarantine before his death.
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