MELBOURNE – An Australian state government leader on Monday apologized for a bungled hotel quarantine program that led to most of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths.A retired judge who investigated Victoria state’s quarantine program for returned travelers criticized the use of private security guards to enforce isolation in Melbourne hotels in May and June.After the investigative report was released Monday, Victoria Premier Dan Andrews explained the quarantine system had been implemented quickly and without a pandemic rule book.“I want to apologize to the Victorian community for the very clear errors that were made in this program,” Andrews said.The lax infection controls at two Melbourne quarantine hotels set off a wave of infections in.