An independent review of the last fortnight using (mostly Simpsons) gifs

It’s been a hell of a fortnight for South Australia, with no shortage of anxiety and mixed messages. Once in a while, it’s worth lightening the mood a little – and sometimes the best way to make sense of it all is a quick recap, in (mostly Simpsons) gif form.

Hasn't read one, can't access another: Minister in dark about medi-hotel reports

Medi-hotel staff continue to work across multiple sites, Health Minister Stephen Wade has confirmed, as he revealed he is yet to read or be briefed on an independent review into the outbreak of Victoria’s second wave that specifically recommended the opposite.

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Blaming the Woodville pizza worker won't fix the problem

The punitive focus on a temporary graduate visa holder whose lie prompted SA’s lockdown doesn’t address that to survive without access to government benefits he held casual jobs – including at a medi-hotel. It’s no surprise that the shadowy economy he and hundreds of thousands of others inhabit is a factor in fighting the pandemic, argues Gemma Beale.

Two overseas travellers linked to Parafield cluster as Spanish national breaks silence

UPDATED | Authorities are urgently testing staff and guests at a city medi-hotel after revealing a shock development in the Parafield coronavirus cluster late this afternoon – which emerged as the Spanish man who allegedly “lied” to authorities last week, sparking a statewide lockdown, today broke his silence.

REVEALED: Govt event staff "seconded to work" in medi-hotels

EXCLUSIVE | Government event staff have been seconded to work in “high-risk” COVID-19 hotspots, with one counselled for wearing a “stolen” uniform while moonlighting at a city medi-hotel, InDaily can reveal.

More staff testing, more pay needed after medi-hotel virus breakout

The virus outbreak from an Adelaide medi-hotel shows that all staff working in such quarantine facilities should be tested not just weekly – as ordered only after the fact – but daily, argues epidemiologist Catherine Bennett. And increased pay for those staff must be discussed to avoid them having to work at other sites and risk infecting others.