Guests staying in isolation hotels in Victoria will now be tested four times during their stay. It comes as the Australian state prepares for international visitors for the first time since February.
The new testing regime means the gap between Australian and New Zealand isolation facilities widens.
While here in New Zealand, isolation hotel guests can go outside and exercise, and even go on shared buses, in Australia, they're not allowed to leave their room.
Professor Catherine Bennett is a public health expert at Deakin University, Melbourne.
