New south wales governor Gladys Berejiklian moved doubts about the ruby princess (Ruby Princess) cruise ship wednesday morning, saying the fiasco highlighted the need for greater communication between federal and state agencies that control australia`s borders.
But, unlike what she did privately at a party-room meeting on tuesday, ms Berejiklian didn`t blame any agency.
As the australian newspaper revealed, the governor told her new state colleagues tuesday that australian border enforcement (Australian Border Force) officials had wrongly informed the new state health authority that the ship arrived at low risk.
Ms. Berejiklian said the comment had been made at the time because the cruise ship had informed the Australian Border Service that no one on board on board when it sailed to Sydney —— despite the fact that the ship had tested passengers for influenza a few days earlier and that an ambulance was on wharf standby when the ship arrived.
"The need for all sectors to step up their efforts, including the New State Health Service, including all other relevant authorities., whether federal government or state government, is a shared responsibility of all of us ," Ms. Berejiklian said on Wednesday.
When asked if she blamed ABF for deciding to disembark nearly 2,700 passengers before the COVID-19 test was completed, the governor said that "every agency is responsible for our borders ".
But she still has to hide her dissatisfaction with ABF, who checks passengers arriving by air.
"We still have thousands of people coming in by air every day, whether from ships in ports or from abroad carrying large numbers of people ,"
Ms Berejiklian said at a secret party meeting on tuesday that ABF officials had made a disastrous decision to release 2700 cruise ship passengers to the community and that the agency should be held responsible for the risk of contagion in the states.
The australian border-enforcement commissioner Michael Outram wednesday morning attacked the new state government for not allowing doctors and nurse to board the ruby princess before passengers disembark, while denying that he blamed any agency for the fiasco.
"Last Friday night, I spoke to the New State Health minister (Brad) Hazzard and gradually led him to understand what I saw in Victoria and Western Australia, which I thought worked well ," Mr. Outram said.
The agreement provides that any vessel entering Australian waters from abroad must notify us of any illness or illness on board at least 96 hours. when they enter the port, there are provisions to declare any quarantine diseases when entering the port. when you come, it is clear that the ship must declare to the state or territory health department whether there is a disease, and then my staff will of course board the ship.
"Failure in this matter, of course, is what I think is that before the decision to disembark, health officials, trained doctors or nurse did not board the ship, did not perform swab tests on passengers and obtained results, which is why I spoke to the health department of New State on Friday night, and I said as I saw in Virginia, the way the ship was handled was very good, and if that was done in this case, the next thing would not have happened.
On tuesday morning death, at least 133 passengers aboard a ruby princess ship were infected with the new crown virus —— including a new state, your man ,56, who traveled by public transport for six hours after disembarking until Tamworth, days after he became ill during isolation. Now he`s in the hospital isolation ward for treatment.
Ruby Princess passenger Greg Butler, who tested positive, with his partner Robin Russ. Picture: Facebook
Passengers on the cruise ship, without virus screening or passport checks, pass through the overseas passenger terminal Circular Quay in Sydney and then spread across the country and overseas.
At least 20 per cent of the passengers on board were United States residents, while another 17 per cent (about 200) were from "many other countries ", the New State Health Service said in a statement.
The cruise ship, which was rated "low risk" by health officials upon arrival, has become one of Australia`s largest single sources of new crown virus infection and has intensified scrutiny of Berejiklian government with heightened attention to the rapid spread of COVID-.
After the vessel docked, passengers were allowed to disembark before the results of the new crown test of the 13 influenza swabs on board were completed, raising community questions and asking the authorities to clarify this apparent procedural failure.
According to the Australian newspaper, the captain of the Princess Ruby allegedly told Australian Border Enforcement officers that there were no sick people on board when the ship entered Sydney, triggering an ambulance at the port at 2.29 a.m. to transport a passenger —— a later female passenger who died.
Several state government councillor confirmed to the Australian newspaper that Ms. Berejiklian blamed ABF. on Tuesday`s party-room meeting for the overall defeat
According to the governor, ABF officials instructed the new state health bureau to disembark 2647 passengers because no known person had flu symptoms. Despite 13 flu tests on the ship a few days ago and five COVID-19 tests in New Zealand, the results were negative.
part of this communication failure can be track back on board. As the princess ruby sailed into sydney, its staff told ABF there were no passengers on board feeling unwell, a fact confirmed to the australian newspaper by a federal official familiar with the matter.
company carnival australia (Carnival Australia), which owns the ship, did not respond.
After the ship arrived and the passengers disembarked for more than 30 hours, health officials found that their new crown tests with the 13 swabs on board showed four positive reactions —— three passengers and one crew member.
Eleven passengers were subsequently diagnosed with the virus in Western Australia; nine in Queensland; three in Tasmania; two in the North and one in the Canberra Capital Territory, according to New State Health.
Some passengers are seeking law advice on prosecute lawsuits against government and cruise operators. Shine Lawyers lawer said in a statement on Tuesday that it was investigating judicial access on behalf of the crew of the company that had been on board.
He also criticized the ABF`s lack of a regular screening policy, noting that border enforcement agencies did not screen large numbers of passengers disembarking the airport for any possible flu symptoms.
"She said it was not our failure —— it was federal government. "A councillor attending Tuesday`s meeting said. The second councillor confirmed the governor`s statement, saying her response was to "wipe butt ". for the Federation
The new state labour party called for more inspections at all ports and asked why an ambulance was on standby when the cruise ship arrived, apparently without anyone reporting illness.
The new state health bureau said in a statement that ambulances were on standby to save a woman. A woman death. on Tuesday morning
"And this government has failed our new state. It was a great mistake. And they allow people to come and go at will ," says the New State Labour Deputy Chief Yasmin Catley.
While the federal government and the new state government are mired in recriminations, concerns remain about why passengers should disembark before COVID-19 tests are completed.
A new state health minister Brad Hazzard told the australian newspaper that there was no sign of the virus on board. The new state health bureau ordered the 13 swabs tested as a precaution after being told that some patients had respiratory problems.
Mr. Hazzard said doctors on board could check for flu-like diseases, but not COVID-19..
Ultimately, however, Mr. Hazzard added that the staff of the New State Health Service acted in accordance with federal government regulations. Testing of swabs on board ships is not mandatory, according to regulations, and the new state health department has for many days insisted that its procedures have exceeded those prescribed by cruise ships.
"I personally believe that the federal guidelines lack the right direction. But I know that every day, everyone is just trying to keep up with the rapidly changing situation ," Mr. Hazzard said.
New state`s cruise guide has since been updated, with eight cruise ships scheduled to arrive this week. For now, if COVID-19 tests are to be carried out, they will be detained at the port to wait for the test results to be released, even if it means that some passengers will miss the connecting flight.
