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Qld Health investigates TB flight mistake

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sydney : Australia | 5 months ago

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The man had been receiving treatment for tuberculosis at the Cairns Base Hospital for the past two months. Last Thursday he was put on a Qantaslink flight from Cairns to Horn Island, to complete his recovery at the Thursday Island Hospital. In a statement, Julie Hartley-Jones from the Cairns and Hinterland...

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News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 5 months ago

The man had been receiving treatment for tuberculosis at the Cairns Base Hospital for the past two months. Last Thursday he was put on a Qantaslink flight from Cairns to Horn Island, to complete his recovery at the Thursday Island Hospital. In a...