A WA man is set to be the first person in Australia to be fitted with a tracking ankle bracelet for an alleged COVID-19 quarantine breach which caused a coronavirus scare that forced the closure of a Perth pub on Friday night.
Key points:He was tested for COVID-19 but returned a negative resultPolice allege the man had been visiting family in Queensland and returned to WA on Friday without first applying for permission to return to the state.
WA Police Minister Michelle Roberts said the man was now under police guard in hotel quarantine and had tested negative for coronavirus. "It will be assessed on a case by case basis [and] this person has proven themselves to be someone that can't be trusted, and that's why this action will be taken."Ms Roberts said she hoped the man would be fitted with one of the tracking devices within 24 hours, however she added it was important it was done properly.
"One of the things I'm not happy with is the fact people are able to get on a plane in the eastern states and come to Western Australia without a G2G pass," she said. When asked who was responsible for the man while he was at the hospital where the alleged breach happened, Ms Roberts said she would be getting advice from the state emergency coordinator on that in the coming days.WA's shadow health spokesman, Zak Kirkup, said he believed the State Government was running on luck amid the pandemic.
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