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After arriving in the West Coast city on an interstate flight
from Brisbane, the man had his application for entry refused
under the state's tough border entry rules intended to stop the
virus entering from elsewhere in the country.
The man was told to leave the state within 48 hours and taken to
a hotel for temporary quarantine, but just before 1:00 a.m. on
Tuesday (17:00 GMT on Monday) "he climbed out a window of the
fourth floor room using a rope made of bed sheets and fled the
area", Western Australia Police said in a Facebook post.
They also posted photos the makeshift rope hanging from a window
on the brick building's top floor down to the street.
Police arrested the man across town about 8 hours later, and
charged him with failing to comply with a direction and
providing "false/misleading information". They did not disclose
the man's identity except to say that he was aged 39 and tested
negative to the virus, nor did they give a reason for his
alleged actions.
Australia has recorded far fewer coronavirus cases and deaths
than many other developed countries partly because it closed
national and internal borders and imposed mandatory hotel
quarantine for anyone arriving from abroad or - during outbreaks
- another state.
The policy has however brought with it a series of escapes,
including a woman accused this month of climbing down two
balconies and kicking in a door to evade quarantine in
north-east regional hub of Cairns.
(Reporting by Byron Kaye; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
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