The state government acted decisively based on medical advice, the first move was to close the border between the states. Then they created internal intra-state borders preventing movement of people around the state to limit transmission of the virus.
This wasn’t necessary as we really had no community transmission. Indigenous communities were off limits and locked down. This was really required as these indigenous communities are more susceptible to the virus according to expert medical opinion.
As with the rest of Australia, the state government set up quarantine for returning international travellers, this has pretty much stopped Covid-19 all together. We don’t wear masks, we haven’t been locked down like the other states or parts of the world - life goes on as normal.
Our life went on pretty much as before, initially businesses were shut down around the nation and the job-keeper program kept the money rolling in for those affected. For those of us who kept working, we had the option from working from home if we were employed in office roles.
Essential workers kept going to their workplaces, they followed social distancing and retail or customer service staff had perspex barriers erected. There was hand sanitiser everywhere and you were expected to use it.
That being said, our life in Western Australia went on pretty much as normal, there was no international travel but apart from that, Covid-19 pretty much never affected me. Even interstate travel was out for the majority of us - it was required.
Sure, we couldn’t head down the pub, sporting events or a concert for a while but that wasn’t a high price to pay considering what was at stake. People knew what had to be done and just got on with it and we lived in a little bubble free from Covid-19.
That's the way to do it. Great job!
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