COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Workers

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (15:23): I do, because I think perhaps the minister's hearing wasn't working. The question was: can the minister assure the chamber that there are enough test kits, equipment and staff for daily testing of all hotel quarantine staff, as per the national standard?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:24): Okay, so what is the honourable member suggesting to me, that we have to make sure we have a staged rollout so that we don't run out of kits? The reality is that the advice—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —from the health team is that they are rolling out saliva testing—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The leader is testing my patience.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —in a way that ensures the availability of appropriate testing capacity. I therefore assume that they have—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —access to appropriate testing capacity.