Teen Security Guard Received No Training Prior to Work at Melbourne Quarantine Hotel

Teen Security Guard Received No Training Prior to Work at Melbourne Quarantine Hotel
Staff inside the Stamford Hotel, Melbourne, Australia on June 25, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
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A teenager hired via WhatsApp as private security to guard in Melbourne’s hotel quarantine program said she left because she had no appropriate training and other staff were not taking COVID-19 risks seriously.

Shayla Shakski claims there was no infection control training when she worked at the Stamford Plaza in May; the 19-year-old was handed a mask and gloves on her first shift.