❓ Ms. Davies questions the Premier about the delay in implementing day 13 COVID-19 testing for hotel quarantine, announced on May 16, 2021, but not enacted until after June 7. The Premier acknowledges enhanced testing but doesn't provide specific dates.
AnsweredQoN 230Legislative Assembly
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CORONAVIRUS — TESTING — HOTEL QUARANTINE
230. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
announcement on 16 May 2021 that a new COVID-19 testing regime in hotel
quarantine would be introduced to require international returned passengers to
be tested on days one, five and 13 of their quarantine period. Can the Premier
confirm that despite his request, mandatory testing of those in hotel
quarantine on day 13 was not implemented until after 7 June; and why did it
take nearly a month for this to be enacted?
230. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
announcement on 16 May 2021 that a new COVID-19 testing regime in hotel
quarantine would be introduced to require international returned passengers to
be tested on days one, five and 13 of their quarantine period. Can the Premier
confirm that despite his request, mandatory testing of those in hotel
quarantine on day 13 was not implemented until after 7 June; and why did it
take nearly a month for this to be enacted?
AnswerView source ↗
Obviously, we have enhanced the
testing regime. We have gone to three tests rather than two. We have done that
on the advice of the Department of Health. The details of exactly what day
these arrangements happened, I do not have
in my head. We will actually also be expanding to day 17 testing for those
people who were in any rooms that were near a positive case. We are
going for an approach beyond hotel quarantine. If a person was in a room near
to someone who is a positive case, they will have to be tested on day 17 after
they leave hotel quarantine. We have put in place a whole range of measures
over the last year and a half. These measures are a further enhancement of all
the measures that we have put in place.
testing regime. We have gone to three tests rather than two. We have done that
on the advice of the Department of Health. The details of exactly what day
these arrangements happened, I do not have
in my head. We will actually also be expanding to day 17 testing for those
people who were in any rooms that were near a positive case. We are
going for an approach beyond hotel quarantine. If a person was in a room near
to someone who is a positive case, they will have to be tested on day 17 after
they leave hotel quarantine. We have put in place a whole range of measures
over the last year and a half. These measures are a further enhancement of all
the measures that we have put in place.
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