Via the Sydney Morning Herald, a report datelined May 31: Tougher quarantine orders. Excerpt:
Swine flu patients in NSW could be forced to comply with government health orders under new powers announced by Health Minister John Della Bosca yesterday.
The state’s chief health officer, Kerry Chant, said her “last resort” powers would enforce exclusions or quarantines of infected people only if they resisted health guidelines and were a risk to public health.
“I can assure the community that if we see the situation warrants the use of those powers we will have no hesitation in using them,” Dr Chant said.
There were 54 confirmed cases of swine flu in NSW yesterday, including a traveller returning from India, which had not previously been nominated as an infected country.
No cases of community transmission have been detected in NSW but more than 40 of the state’s cases were linked to the Pacific Dawn cruise ship, which docked in Brisbane yesterday amid cries of “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - oink, oink, oink!” from some of the 83 disembarking passengers.
Non-soccer fans should be aware that fans watching a game may often encourage their side with choruses of “Ozzie, ozzie, ozzie - oi, oi, oi!”
