Alert over shared use of glucose monitors in hotel quarantine
Hundreds of people are being contacted in the wake of revelations that the devices were used on multiple people
Hundreds of people who passed through Victoria’s hotel quarantine system are being contacted to undergo HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis A testing after blood glucose testing devices were used incorrectly.
Safer Care Victoria announced on Monday that 243 guests were being asked to undergo precautionary screening for cross-contamination and infection.
The request came after it emerged blood glucose testing devices used in COVID-19 accommodation had been used incorrectly, it said in a statement.
The devices, intended for use by one person, were used across multiple people, Safer Care Victoria said.
