It’s true that specialised quarantines would probably prevent leaks, however this is more of a “feel good” initiative than a substantial solution. Do you really

It’s true that specialised quarantines would probably prevent leaks, however this is more of a “feel good” initiative than a substantial solution. Do you really envision a future where all travelers will quarantine at their destination, even if only in Aus? If not, that already puts a cap on the long term usefulness of what is essentially an infrastructure program. Casting our minds back to last year, we were obviously all too naive in thinking this would end sooner. Some states already getting raked over the coals for lax handling of the hotel quarantines, which government would be willing to take the blame splurging on facilities that may end up going to waste during their term in power? Yes, such facilities would have let us kick the can down the road long enough for a higher rate of vaccination. Taking on that risk was far from an easy call without hindsight though. I’m also not aware of any country making such facilities, which is also telling. The better measure, in my opinion at least, would have been upgrading all hotel ventilation systems to a set standard based on the literature at hand, and for all rooms to be negatively pressurised. Coordination of people in and out of the hotel could also be massively improved.