The Hotel Grand Chancellor in Brisbane has evacuated in January after a cleaner tested positive.Credit:Matt Dennien
The report made seven recommendations to overhaul protocols in quarantine facilities,including installing CCTV cameras to capture movements in and out of guests’ rooms and improved cleaning procedures.
Guests will be required to don masks when they open their doors to collect food and linen left outside and all door seals will be checked to “minimise under doors airflows”.
The report also recommends “ensuring air extraction and ventilation in corridors”.
“Whilst there are no specific findings of airborne transmission,airflow has been considered and forms part of good practice worldwide in minimising risk of transmission,” the report read.
King George Square in Brisbane's CBD was virtually empty during lockdown.Credit:Tertius Pickard
“It is considered the cluster is most likely a result of multiple gaps in infection prevention and control.”
The report ruled out airconditioning and deliberate quarantine breaches as sources of the outbreak.