Victoria are considering using GPS trackers on new arrivals to the region. Photo / FileIn Australia, the Victorian government is reportedly considering using GPS trackers to help monitor returned travellers when the state starts accepting international flights again. It's not expected that the trackers will replace hotel quarantine programme entirely with talks underway with arrangements being made to restart the programme. Victoria's hotel quarantine was overhauled and largely shut down in July when it was revealed it had seeded a second wave of coronavirus that has led to 20,000 infections and 800 deaths. It comes after 65 travellers from New Zealand entered Victoria last week after a travel bubble opened without hotel quarantine requirements between the transtasman neighbours.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 19, 2020 22:30 UTC