Around 20 of Perth’s most at-risk homeless people have been moved into the city’s Pan Pacific Hotel as part of the pilot program.
“The State Government recognises that there are a number of cohorts in our community that are more vulnerable to COVID-19,” Community Services Minister Simone McGurk said.
“The Hotels with Heart pilot learns from similar initiatives happening interstate and around the world, including in the United Kingdom, America and Canada.
“With the help of community service organisations, this initiative will take the pressure off the health system in Western Australia and potentially help to flatten the curve as the state fights to stop the spread of COVID-19.”
The program could be scaled up if the trial is deemed a success.
There were just nine new cases of coronavirus recorded in Western Australia on Tuesday.
The new cases bring the state’s total to 364, while the death toll remains at two.
