Aishwarya s parents had begged for her to be assessed by doctors after her eyes became cloudy and her hands turned cold
A young girl who died after being left in a hospital waiting room for two hours was let down, authorities have admitted.
Aishwarya Aswath, 7, spent two hours waiting in the emergency department at Perth Children s Hospital after presenting with a fever and being triaged in the second-least urgent category during the Easter weekend.
Aishwarya s parents had begged for her to be assessed by doctors after her eyes became cloudy and her hands turned cold.
She died soon after she was finally seen.
Western Australia s Labor government has used its parliamentary majority to block calls for an independent inquiry into the death of a young girl at a Perth hospital.
Seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath spent two hours waiting in the emergency department at Perth Children s Hospital after presenting with a fever and being triaged in the second-least urgent category during the Easter weekend.
Aishwarya s parents had pleaded for her to be assessed by doctors after her eyes became cloudy and hands turned cold.
She died soon after she was finally seen in front of her distraught parents, who said they had begged staff to see their little girl.
West Australians will be required to keep wearing face masks indoors for another week after emerging from a Covid-19 lockdown.
Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed some interim restrictions will remain for Perth and the Peel region until 12:01am on Saturday, May 8.
It comes after WA recorded a fifth straight day of no locally acquired cases, having completed a snap long-weekend lockdown.
Masks will not be required outdoors from this Saturday unless physical distancing is not possible, such as at major sporting events.
Face masks will no longer be mandatory outdoors in Perth and the Peel region from Saturday but they will still be compulsory in indoor settings until 12:01am on May 8
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WA Liberal and National Parties Join Forces to Form New Opposition
The Western Australia Liberal and National parties have entered into a formal alliance as the new opposition to WA’s recently elected Labor party.
In a crushing defeat during the WA elections, the Liberals garnered only two seats less than the National party’s four making it the first time in WA election history that the Nationals surpassed the Liberals’ voting preference.
In contrast, Labor under Mark McGowan secured a dominating presence in the legislative assembly with an unprecedented victory of 53 out of 59 seats.
Nationals Leader Mia Davies and recently elected Liberal Leader David Honey signed the agreement on April 19, with Davies acting as leader of the opposition and Honey serving in the state development and energy portfolios.