St John Ambulance paramedic forced into quarantine after possible exposure to COVID-19
A paramedic has been forced into quarantine after possibly being exposed to COVID-19 while transporting a sick patient.
A St John Ambulance paramedic has been forced into self-quarantine after possibly being exposed to COVID-19 while transporting a patient in Perth.
The incident happened last Friday during a hospital transfer from hotel quarantine, St John Ambulance has confirmed.
All ambulances can safely transfer coronavirus-affected patients, but two vehicles have specialised isolation, meaning they are fitted with additional infection control measures.
A St John Ambulance spokeswoman said there had been an issue relating to air flow, which had since been repaired.
“Both (SIA) vehicles have been inspected and are fully operational,” she said in a statement on Monday.
“As a precautionary measure, one paramedic who had worked in the SIA vehicle is in home quarantine. That person is fully vaccinated.”
The Perth and Peel regions in Western Australia are on the final day of a three-day lockdown, sparked by a Victorian man who was released from hotel quarantine and unwittingly spread the virus to a friend and a fellow restaurant diner.
Premier Mark McGowan will hold a press conference later on Monday to announce whether the lockdown will be extended.
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