Thread by @SDHamiltonVIC

'The example of the Ruby Princess — where a decision to let 2,700 people disembark from the ship in Sydney two weeks ago, despite cases of COVID-19 on board, led to almost 200 cases *across the country* — is considered a textbook example of how not to handle this situation.’

https://twitter.com/abcnews/status/1243666609413095424

15 Mar: AUS orders all arrivals to self-isolate

19 Mar: #RubyPrincess docks in Sydney - 2700 passengers disembark

20 Mar: AUS PM advises: “the risk of being on a plane is very low, it is very low.”

27 Mar: AUS orders 'mandatory self-isolation before...return to their home.'

Excellent piece @GMegalogenis “What will change the way the country is run in the future is the example of the Ruby Princess, the boat the Commonwealth didn’t think to stop.”
#covid19australia #RubyPrincess
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@GMegalogenis A fractured nation. “Governments, NSW and federal, had already blamed each other for the blunder of allowing the Ruby Princess cruise ship to disgorge its infected passengers in Sydney.” @PeterHartcherAO @johnshakespeare
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‘So far 284 people around the country have tested positive for Covid-19 after disembarking from the cruise ship in Sydney‘ #RubyPrincess #Covid_19australia
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15 Mar: AUS Home Affairs website: ‘Australian citizens and residents may complete a *domestic transfer* and commence their 14day* self-isolation period in the final destination.’
#RubyPrincess #COVID19 H/t: @jommy_tee

https://twitter.com/jommy_tee/status/1243766635766231042?s=21

https://t.co/sBXYV8UXy6

26 Mar: Stuart Allison, SnrVP Asia-Pacific Princess Cruises #RubyPrincess: “The Australian Government required 14 day self-isolation for all arriving travellers *or* go directly to the airport for onward travel connections.”
H/t:@mickjoebill m.youtube.com/watch?v=S928BX…

@mickjoebill ‘South Australian health authorities say the Ruby Princess is continuing to drive new coronavirus cases in the state, with half of the latest positive tests linked to the cruise ship.’ #covid19australia
abc.net.au/news/2020-03-2…

@mickjoebill Excellent piece: @JacquelineMaley
‘But ABF cannot blame the NSW government for the immigration queue at Sydney international airport on Thursday. Photographs showed a tightly packed line of returned travellers...’ #RubyPrincess #auspol #COVID19au
smh.com.au/politics/feder…

@mickjoebill @JacquelineMaley BREAKING: 3 #RubyPrincess crew taken off ship for treatment. Now 300 passengers confirmed cases #Covid19 #covid19Aus

https://twitter.com/9NewsSyd/status/1244435822117560321

@mickjoebill @JacquelineMaley ‘Maritime union said the requirement for ships to ‘self-declare’ illness was ‘woefully inadequate’ 50 days before Ruby Princess allowed to offload sick passengers in Sydney’ #RubyPrincess #covid19Aus #unions
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