Police presence at WA coronavirus quarantine hotels boosted as man fined $13,000 for breaches

WA’s Health Minister says Western Australians can have faith in the state’s border arrangements, despite an international arrival escaping quarantine over the weekend.

Roger Cook said despite the breach, the community could be confident the Government had “got the situation in hand”.

He compared WA to the UK, which has registered a new daily record of 53,135 COVID-19 cases.

“In Western Australia we’re in a great position, we’ve had no community spread of the disease since April and we have got every active case under quarantine,” he said.