Life in a quarantine hotel: 'Soldiers took us to our rooms, which were guarded 24/7'
GRANT HOURIGAN Ireland I am originally from Australia and have been living in Ireland since late 1999. In July 2020 I had to return to Australia, as my father was terminally ill. I spent 14 days in quarantine in Sydney. I was lucky that this was before you had to pay 3,000 Australian dollars â about â¬1,900 â for the privilege. A police escort accompanied the military buses that took us to our hotel. The police registered us, and then soldiers took us to our rooms, which were guarded 24/7. We were not permitted to leave them. Our room was a decent size with good facilities. We ...