The quarantine breach was only discovered as the travellers book a car at Melbourne airport. Photo / Unsplash, Nicholas SantoianThe official line from NSW is that two German travellers who bypassed hotel quarantine in Sydney and boarded a flight to Melbourne on Saturday were mistakenly "exempt". What convinced a NSW Police officer that the pair – a 53-year-old woman and her teenage son – were exempt? Passengers arriving at Sydney airport greeted by staff in full PPE. The quarantine breach was discovered by an alert employee at Melbourne airport after the pair passed through all checks at arrival and were preparing to book a rental car.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 07, 2020 01:52 UTC