Australia has done better than most other countries throughout the pandemic, because it closed its external AND internal state borders, and forced travelers to quarantine in a hotel.
But today there are two stories of people there trying to BREAK THE RULES.
First, a woman was busted earlier this month having cigarettes delivered to the roof of her hotel . . . BY DRONE. She was caught by a hotel staff member, and the police have fined her $1,300.
A man was operating the drone from below. It’s unclear if he could also be punished. (This may be against the rules, but a drone delivery seems like a smart way to hand something off while social distancing.)
Also in Australia, a 39-year-old man ESCAPED his hotel quarantine yesterday by tying bed sheets together . . . tossing it out his window . . . and using it as a rope to descend down FOUR STORIES to the street below.
He was caught, arrested, and charged with failure to comply.
(Here are photos of the bed sheet rope.)
(9 News / Straits Times)