The Australian State of New South Wales government announced yesterday that those arriving by air to the Australian city of Sydney will be obligated to pay thousands of dollars for the mandatory quarantine in hotels for a period of 14 days.
New South Wales State Prime Minister Gladys Perigclean told reporters that starting from midnight on July 18, individuals will be charged A $ 3,000 for their stay, with an additional fee of A $ 1,000 for facilities, and families of four will pay A $ 5,000 for accommodation during Compulsory quarantine. To date, the state government has covered the cost of hotel travelers, but the cost has reached more than A $ 50 million, with more than 33,000 travelers staying in hotels during quarantine since the outbreak of the Coruna virus. "The Australian people have been given a lot of time to go home, and we feel it is fair for them to cover some of the costs of their stay in hotels," Perigclean said.
Sydney bears most of the burden of receiving international flights to Australia. Melbourne, the country's second largest city, closed its international airport until late this week because of citywide closures.
The borders between Victoria and New South Wales were closed in an attempt to prevent the spread of the disease from Melbourne. Victoria recorded 273 new cases last night and one death. A total of 9553 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, according to Johns Hopkins University. The data indicated that the total number of deaths in Australia was 107, while 7,724 recovered from the disease.
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A thousand travelers stayed in hotels during quarantine in New South Wales.