‘Profound Regret’ Over COVID-19 Second Wave Victoria Health Boss Tells Inquiry

‘Profound Regret’ Over COVID-19 Second Wave Victoria Health Boss Tells Inquiry
The Honourable Jennifer Coate AO speaks during COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry in Melbourne, Australia on July 20, 2020. James Ross - Pool/Getty Images
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After five hours—over two days of questioning at the Hotel Quarantine Inquiry—Victoria’s top public health official revealed that two key governments departments were behind the failures leading to a second wave of COVID-19 disease in the state.

For over two months the Hotel Quarantine Inquiry has been investigating the question of who decided to use private security guards instead of the Australian Defence Force,  state or federal police to guard overseas returnees in quarantine.