Victoria’s New Hotel Quarantine Boss to Improve Enforcement, Infection Control

Victoria’s New Hotel Quarantine Boss to Improve Enforcement, Infection Control
A police car sits outside the Rydges on Swanston hotel on July 14, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
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Victoria’s new quarantine program will be led by Corrections Commissioner Emma Cassar who says she is confident that the new program is a balance between “strong enforcement” and specialised infection control in its new-look set-up.

On Monday Premier Daniel Andrews announced a dedicated government agency for managing overseas returnees called COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria (CQV). The program will restart on Dec. 7 and will be led by the newly appointed Cassar who reports to Police and Emergency services Minister Lisa Neville.