Medi-Hotels

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:30): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing regarding COVID-19. Noting that the Treasurer said that it would open in the first week of February, when will the new medi-hotel known as Tom's hotel open to accommodate patients with COVID-19, and why has it taken more than 10 weeks to open the facility, given that the Premier said it would open before any new international travellers arrived?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:30): In relation to the last assertion, the Premier indicated that we would have a dedicated facility pronto, which is exactly what we had. The Pullman facility provided a dedicated facility for COVID-positive people, and that continues to operate to this day. In terms of the Treasurer's comments, I have indicated that it is the government's expectation that the COVID-positive dedicated facility will be open in the first two weeks of February. We will have further announcements to make as they are available.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Bourke, a supplementary.