A South Australian government plan to quarantine returning international students at Parafield Airport will be opposed by the local council because of concerns about coronavirus escaping the facility.
Accommodation at Parafield Airport that would be used for quarantining international students.
"These things aren't foolproof and one of the things that we are calling for as part of the motion is calling on the state and federal government to learn from the recent medi-hotel COVID breaches and construct a purpose-built quarantine facility outside of residential areas," he said.The motion also calls for the state government to focus on returning Australian citizens and permanent residents rather than international students.
South Australian Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier said the quarantine site at Parafield Airport would be reserved for international students because of the way it was set up.
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