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Old Mar 26, 2020, 10:30 pm
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Forced coronavirus quarantine for all people returning to Australia

Link--> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-...ralia/12095898

All passengers who arrive in Australia after midnight on Saturday will go into mandatory quarantine in hotels for a fortnight, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced.
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Mr Morrison said two-thirds of the nation's confirmed cases of coronavirus had come from people travelling from overseas.

"States and territories will be quarantining all arrivals through our airports in hotels and other accommodation facilities for the two weeks of their mandatory self-isolation before they are able to return to their home," he said.

"If their home is in South Australia, or in Perth, or in Tasmania and they have arrived in Melbourne, they will be quarantining in Melbourne.
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On TV was stated would be paid for by the State Governments
Yesterday 7,000 arrived vs 48,000 on the same day last year (from TV)

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-...el-coronavirus

Edit
If these pax are then going to across a state border that has a 14 days quarantine(e,g.NSW to Tas), That is 28 days self isolation in total, unless an exemption is granted.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-...otels/12097312

Au Government
https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-...el-coronavirus
https://newsroom.abf.gov.au/releases...-from-overseas

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