Another community case of COVID-19 has leaked into Melbourne after a Victorian man caught the virus in a South Australian quarantine hotel.
Health authorities have identified 81 close contacts of the man, with 41 having returned a negative test to date. The man in his 30s had travelled extensively around Melbourne while he was most likely infectious, including on public transport.
The case highlights, yet again, the lunacy of using densely-packed hotels in capital cities for quarantining purposes. These sites have adjoining rooms, shared hallways and shared ventilation. This makes them ideal conduits for passing the virus between guests, onto staff, and then into the community.
