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Police were called to the hotel after receiving reports about one crew member leaving the accommodation and subsequently discovered another 12 had also failed to self-isolate and attended venues in Mascot.
From Tuesday air crew will be required to isolate in one of two hotels managed by police and NSW Health. It is a major shift from current protocol that allows air crews to stay at 25 or 26 different hotels of an airlineâs choosing that are not subject to infection control or supervision.
While air crews are not required to isolate for 14 days on arrival, they are required to do so until they board their next flight.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) South Korea has reported 1,062 new cases of the coronavirus, its third straight day of over 1,000, as authorities in Seoul warn that hospital beds are in short supply.
Seoul City said a COVID-19 patient in his 60s died at his home on Tuesday after officials failed to find him a hospital bed for days. The city said an “explosive growth” in patients this month has resulted in an “overload in administrative and medical systems.”
The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Friday brought the national caseload to 47,515.
The death toll rose to 645 after 11 more patients died overnight. Among 12,888 active patients, at least 246 were in serious or critical condition, the largest number since the emergence of the pandemic.
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A United Airlines crew member who arrived in Sydney with COVID-like symptoms on Monday was released from hotel quarantine within 24 hours despite a request from health authorities for more time to perform further testing.
The female crew member landed in Sydney on Monday morning from Los Angeles with symptoms and subsequently tested negative to COVID-19.
Passengers arrive at Sydney International Airport from Los Angeles off a United Airlines flight that arrived just after 6am on Thursday.
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However, a government source with knowledge of the events said the woman was released to fly home to the US after lobbying by an airline executive, despite NSW Health quarantine teams wanting to retain her for a second test.
Asia Today: Beds in short supply as SKorea sees another jump
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 8:42 pm EDT
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of South Korea has reported 1,062 new cases of the coronavirus, its third straight day of over 1,000, as authorities in Seoul warn that hospital beds are in short supply.
Seoul City said a COVID-19 patient in his 60s died at his home on Tuesday after officials failed to find him a hospital bed for days. The city said an “explosive growth” in patients this month has resulted in an “overload in administrative and medical systems.”
The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Friday brought the national caseload to 47,515.