Victoria花费了40M美元, 维护一项16K-商业诉讼, 涉及2020年的封锁, Victoria spent $40M defending a $16K-business lawsuit over 2020 lockdowns caused by flawed quarantine, leading to 768 deaths.

维多利亚州政府花费了4000万美元为16000家企业的集体诉讼辩护,这些企业因2020年封锁而受到损害,这与酒店隔离系统的失败有关,这引发了致命的第二波疫情. The Victorian government has spent $40 million defending a class action lawsuit from about 16,000 businesses harmed by 2020 lockdowns tied to a failed hotel quarantine system that triggered a deadly second wave. Coate调查发现,检疫旅馆的警卫受到感染,训练不良,造成广泛传播,导致768人死亡,112天被关。 The Coate Inquiry found infected, poorly trained security guards at quarantine hotels caused widespread transmission, leading to 768 deaths and 112 days of lockdown. 原告指控政府未能履行其照顾责任,而政府则否认疏忽,声称通过HVAC系统空中传播使得感染不可避免,并声称政府没有义务保护企业免受经济损失。 Plaintiffs allege the government failed in its duty of care, while the government denies negligence, claiming airborne spread via HVAC systems made infections unavoidable and asserting it owed no duty to protect businesses from economic loss. 此案因起诉失败和调解失败而推迟审理,法院将恢复审理,可能会造成数亿人的损失。 The case, delayed by a collapsed prosecution and failed mediation, is set to resume in court, with potential damages in the hundreds of millions.