Sydney taxi and Uber drivers are still DRIVING passengers from Melboune to hotel quarantine - raising fears they will cause new outbreaks
- People landing in Sydney from Melbourne using ride sharing to get to quarantine
- Passengers said they were specifically told to catch Uber to hotel quarantines
- After having temperature checks passengers are allowed on public transport
New coronavirus clusters could emerge in New South Wales because travellers from Victoria are still being transported to quarantine hotels by taxis and Uber drivers.
Ben Fordham told listeners on Monday that travellers from flying into Sydney from Melbourne were either taking public transport or were catching cabs to hotels for their 14-day isolation.
The radio host said: 'Why do people flying in from the UK get the special bus to hotel quarantine but people from Melbourne choose their own adventure?' he said.
'It's illogical, and it's dangerous.'
There are serious concerns over passengers flying into Sydney from Melbourne being allowed to use ride sharing services to get to their hotel quarantine (Uber driver Multu Duzgun pictured with a face mask and gloves)
Fordham's comments come just a day after Victoria declared a 'state of emergency' and a 8pm curfew was placed on Melbourne residents, who are now banned from leaving their homes between 8pm and 5am other than for work, care-giving, medical reasons or on compassionate grounds.
Passengers from Melbourne are free to catch any form of public transport available in the city including buses, trains and ferries.
Some told Nine News they only had to fill out a form and get a temperature check before being allowed to leave the airport.
'They give us a set of rules that we have to follow and they fact checked us and that is all,' one passenger said.
Others said they had been specifically told to catch an Uber or taxi to hotel quarantine.
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People entering New South Wales from Victoria must first apply for a border entry permit.
The state recorded 671 new cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours to Sunday afternoon, bringing the Victorian total to 11,557.
There were also seven deaths in the same period, bringing the state's total to 123, 59 percent of Australia's total virus fatalities.
The national death toll now stands at 208, with six of the seven recent Victorian deaths connected to the age care sector.
International arrivals are put onto a chartered bus but those coming from Melbourne are given temperature checks and told to get an Uber or taxi (AAP picture)
A number of passengers said they only had to fill out a form and get a temperature check before being allowed to leave the Sydney Airport (passengers pictured at a Jetstar terminal)
Seventy-three of the weekend cases are linked to known outbreaks, 598 remain under investigation and 760 'mystery cases' are yet to be traced to the source.
As a result of the growing number of cases 'stage four' restrictions were imposed from Sunday and will run until September 13.
Premier Daniel Andrews is adamant the six-week strategy is preferable to a lockdown lasting six months.
'I'm not prepared to ... accept days and days and days of hundreds of cases and more and more death,' he said on Sunday.
'These are significant steps and not taken lightly. If we don't make these changes, we're not going to get through this. We need to do more.'
Melbourne residents are only allowed to exercise for an hour a day and can't travel more than 5km from home for shopping or exercise.
As a result of the growing number of cases in Victoria the state has gone into 'stage four' restrictions until September 13, including a 8pm to 5am curfew in metro Melbourne (pictured)
Only one person per household can shop for groceries each day, while recreational sports are banned altogether.
Metropolitan Melbourne is also under a nightly 8pm to 5am curfew.
However there are some exemptions for those providing care and travelling to and from work.
Anyone caught breaking curfew or outside a 5km radius of their principal place of residence will be handed a $1,652 on-the-spot fine.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Sydney Airport, Jetstar, NSW Police and NSW Health for comment.
Premier Daniel Andrews (pictured) is adamant the six-week strategy is preferable to a lockdown lasting six months
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