Civil liberties groups have criticized the Queensland Government's decision to ban hotel quarantine "fresh air breaks" as an impingement on the freedoms of returned travellers.
Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young confirmed that individuals undergoing mandatory hotel quarantine would no longer be permitted to leave their rooms for outdoor breaks amid new concerns over the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
The decisions means travellers will be confined to their hotel rooms for the entire two-week period, mirroring the current quarantine regulations in place in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and the ACT.