Officials in Australia have tightened self-quarantine requirements for airline crew members in the country between flights, now requiring that they stay only at police-monitored quarantine facilities. Police were called to the area on Dec. 5, the day the airline crew arrived, around 9 p.m. to respond to one crew member who had left his hotel. Those hotels are located near Sydney Airport, and not in the areas across the city at which airline crew were previously allowed to stay. Flight crew members must provide their contact and accommodation details before leaving the airport, and they must declare that they have not had symptoms of covid-19 or been in contact with any confirmed cases. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian called the country’s strict quarantine program necessary following her announcement of the rule changes for flight crew.

Source: Washington Post December 22, 2020 17:15 UTC