‘100 per cent preventable’: Fury at NSW outbreak

The first infection was detected on Tuesday and is a man in his 60s who works as a driver transporting international aircrew from the airport to hotel quarantine. His wife also tested positive to the virus.

All drivers transporting international aircrew are required to be tested for coronavirus every day, however it was revealed the driver’s first time being tested was on June 15. “At this stage of the pandemic it would be absolutely insane to have frontline workers in contact with overseas aircrew not vaccinated,” he wrote on Twitter.

He confirmed the drivers are required to take a daily saliva test but said authorities are looking into why this driver only had his first test on June 15.

Let’s see how good Gladys and her troops handle this 🦠🦠😷😷

GladysB please stop the dangerous political incompetence and listen to the people who matter. Don't rely on luck to dictate our future. Prevention is politically and economically cheaper than a post-disaster cure.

Don't you love Brad Hazzard? Unknown unknowns? Even my dog could hazzard an educated guess that it may be worthwhile ensuring border related, contracted driving services should be monitored for preventing a KNOWN airborne virus threat during a pandemic. Unbelievable and moronic.

Of course she is going to put blame rather then just doing what is needed like Victoria do. She decided to be premier it’s her job to deal with situations in her state

So this thing is trans right ?

Gold standard again 😂😂😂😂😂😂

NSW now out of control - covid undetected for weeks, gangland shootings every day. Who is running NSW is it skylies / 2GB or the premier?

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