Doctors’ fury over ‘bizarre’ comments from top infection control expert

Professor Lyn Gilbert, chair of the the govt's IECG, appears to rule out airborne COVID-19 guidance because N95 masks are “very uncomfortable” for non-medicos
Professor Lyn Gilbert.

Professor Lyn Gilbert, the Commonwealth’s top infection control expert, has angered doctors after appearing to rule out providing any guidance to help prevent COVID-19 aerosol spread in hotel quarantine.

She suggests the required personal protective equipment (PPE) would be too uncomfortable for staff to wear.