Boom Radio: Evening News Update
Kael Butler
30 March 2020
7:45pm
Drones to monitor self-isolation
West Australian Police have employed the help of Police Drones, to monitor those who break the rules during the self-isolation period. These efforts have also been put in place to enforce the recent regional border closure.
Premier Mark McGowan described the move as “unprecedented across Australia, but we are in an unprecedented situation.”
The drones will be equipped with police lights, sirens and a megaphone, that will instruct members of the public to return to their homes. The drones will be monitoring parks, beaches and other public areas.
Sick Cruise passengers to be treated in Perth
The State and Federal Governments have come to an agreement, stating that passengers aboard a COVID-19 afflicted cruise ship, will be offloaded in WA.
Twenty nine of the passengers of the Artania cruise ship will be taken to a private Perth hospital to receive treatment.
The facility has up to 145 beds, and is located at the Joondalup Health Campus.
Daily cases fall in COVID19 battle
Signs of progress are already being seen as more and more people are self isolating.
Both New South Wales and Victoria are already showing a decrease in the number of new cases recorded daily. Last week, the number of new cases in NSW were as high as 211, but by the end of the week, they had dropped to 190 daily cases.
Victoria saw even more drastic decreases, as they started last week with a high of 80 daily cases, only for that number to drop to 46 cases by Thursday.
Despite the drop in diagnoses, Professor of Public Health, Micheal Kidd suggested it was only a small drop over a small period
“It’s working but we can’t take the level of comfort that I think you are wanting to take from seeing numbers going down slightly over a 24-hour period,” Kidd said.
The Good News: With Soap There’s Hope
Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, stories of goodwill and hope still manage to grab the headlines.
With common necessities, such as hand sanitiser, toilet paper and other hygiene products, become more and more scarce, Adelaide woman, Rachel Shearer had recently lost her job at LUSH, a retail store that specialises in soap products.
Rachel decided to repurpose four kilograms of soap left to her by her former employer, by donating it to those in need. Shearer also urged others to help out as best they can.
“Everybody needs soap, especially in times like this.” she said.
“Hopefully, it’s the cleanest random act of kindness that’s been going on.” Shearer joked.
