Hotel quarantine inquiry told officials ignored a suicide threat

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An inquiry into the hotel quarantine failures in Victoria has heard health officials didn't take a suicide threat seriously, as a COVID-19 scare prompts a Brisbane youth detention centre into a rapid response.

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