A 'three or four-page' brochure was provided by the hotels association before the quarantine program began, an inquiry has heard.
Victoria's quarantine hotels were not provided with specific advice on COVID-19 cleaning procedures until mid-June, an inquiry has heard.
There were no specific instructions provided to hotels for cleaning, except that it be at a"standard consistent with the most recent recommended public health standards in respect of COVID-19". The brochure, created by the federal health department, detailed how COVID-19 is likely to spread and what cleaning practices and self-hygiene measures should be adopted.
By mid-June, coronavirus had already spread from returned travellers at the Rydges on Swanston and the Stamford Plaza hotels to staff.
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