Should it be Mandatory for all Travellers returning to Au to be Tested for COVD 19?

[lyhargr_0]

https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/victoria-seeks-urgent-legal-advice-on-whether-it-can...

IMO Yes it it should or they shouldn't be allowed to return to Au

[davidc4430]

i cant believe anyone would refuse to be tested

its like the anti vaxers, 

they be the first to complain if they or their kids got the virus from someone not tested by choice

[kopenhagen5]

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@lyhargr_0 wrote:

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@kopenhagen5 wrote:

Well as I understand it, once quarantined for 2 weeks they either don't have it or had it and are now not contagious any longer.

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So  you don't think they should be willing to take the test? In that case perhaps they need to pay for their own accommodation, food etc., why should the taxpayer foot their bill?

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I think any Australian stuck overseas and returning since the virus started shouldn't need to pay but any Aussie or foreigner just visiting, coming here unnecessarily should pay.

[lyhargr_0]

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@kopenhagen5 wrote:

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@lyhargr_0 wrote:

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@kopenhagen5 wrote:

Well as I understand it, once quarantined for 2 weeks they either don't have it or had it and are now not contagious any longer.

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So  you don't think they should be willing to take the test? In that case perhaps they need to pay for their own accommodation, food etc., why should the taxpayer foot their bill?

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I think any Australian stuck overseas and returning since the virus started shouldn't need to pay but any Aussie or foreigner just visiting, coming here unnecessarily should pay.

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and should they agree to being tested or not?

[debra9275]

I read that we've had around 18,000 people in quarrantine in Vic

and I wondered who are they all

https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/information-overseas-travellers-coronavirus-disease-covid-19#who-can-ent...

mainly Australian citizens??

personally I don't think they should be refusing to be tested, but they can't legally be forced.. that's why the Govt. is currently seeking legal advice on it

[lyhargr_0]

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@debra9275 wrote:

I read that we've had around 18,000 people in quarrantine in Vic

and I wondered who are they all

https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/information-overseas-travellers-coronavirus-disease-covid-19#who-can-ent...

mainly Australian citizens??

personally I don't think they should be refusing to be tested, but they can't legally be forced.. that's why the Govt. is currently seeking legal advice on it

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I dont "get" why they dont want to take the test, doesn't make any sense to me

[debra9275]

same here.. it would be easier for everyone if they just did it

[ambercat16]

When I returned to Australia I was in mandatory quarantine for 14 days in a hotel in Brisbane.  I've no idea how it was handled elsewhere but apart from a very brief (masked) greeting and signing of a couple of forms at the front countere, I was not in physical contact with anyone from the hotel - other guests, staff or security - the whole two weeks.

Oh, and I was not asked or offered a test but would have done it if I had been.

[rogespeed]

Of course they should be tested as symptoms can be masked by certain drugs , a confirmed case needs to be treated differently than "a upon arrival tested negative but still unsure if infected due to incubation period| " also make sure of compliance using all available technology 

case study time line - inadequate mitigation 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Chile

[lionrose.7]

If you refuse a Test then you shoud be locked down for 28 days

Could not believe 71 people returning to NZ refused test.

 They are thinking about it here in NZ  28 days and $4000 fine

[shoppingbag*]

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@kopenhagen5 wrote:

Well as I understand it, once quarantined for 2 weeks they either don't have it or had it and are now not contagious any longer.

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Why then have I heard of many cases where it took 3 months to recover?