Exclusive: It can now be revealed that NSW had proposed an alternative plan for the Australians fleeing the coronavirus in China | michaelkoziol
Australians fleeing the coronavirus in China could have been screened by medical personnel at the Richmond RAAF base in western Sydney and quarantined in hospitals here under a NSW Health plan, but that was rejected by the federal government.
The first Qantas flight from Wuhan arrived at Learmonth RAAF base before evacuees were taken to Christmas Island.Fast-moving discussions were underway on January 29 when Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced evacuees would be taken to Christmas Island's immigration detention centre, 2000 kilometres north-west of Broome, and quarantined for 14 days.
RAAF base in Exmouth, Western Australia, before the evacuees were split up and flown to Christmas Island. "NSW Health has the capacity to undertake screening and assessment activities," he said. "NSW has the capacity to support the care, treatment and isolation of people should further cases present."
The spokeswoman also noted the AHPPC is chaired by the Commonwealth's chief medical officer Brendan Murphy, the principal adviser to federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. The ABC has reported evacuees on Christmas Island have complained about poor quality food, bad internet and cockroaches at the detention centre. That report has been noted with alarm inside NSW Health, departmental sources said.
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