Perth COVID-19 Update: 5-Day Lockdown From 6PM Tonight As Hotel Quarantine Guard Tests Positive

Perth COVID-19 Update - Mark McGowan
Breaking news today as Premier Mark McGowan announces 5 day lockdown in Perth hotel quarantine guard has tested positive for COVID-19 and contract tracing is underway.

Perth COVID-19 Update: 5-Day Lockdown From 6PM Tonight As Hotel Quarantine Guard Tests Positive

Breaking news today as Premier Mark McGowan announces 5 day lockdown in Perth hotel quarantine guard has tested positive for COVID-19 and contract tracing is underway.
Perth COVID-19 Update - Mark McGowan
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Breaking news today as Premier Mark McGowan announces 5 day lockdown in Perth hotel quarantine guard has tested positive for COVID-19 and contract tracing is underway.

Update: Everything you need to know about Perth Lockdown

Today Mark McGowan announced a positive COVID-19 test has come from a male hotel quarantine security guard in his 20s – the information we have is fast evolving.

As of 6PM tonight in the peel region and South West will be in lockdown until Friday – a 5 day lockdown will be implemented.

“So beginning at 6pm tonight. The whole Perth metropolitan area. Peel region, and the southwest region will be going into full lockdown.

This lockdown will last until 6pm on Friday. It’s crucial we act quickly to keep the community safe.” said Mr McGowan.

Perth lockdown rules

The following measures will be put in place from 6pm tonight people in these regions are required to stay home, except for the following four reasons:

  • Shopping for essentials like groceries, medicines and necessary supplies
  • Medical or healthcare needs, including compassionate requirements and looking after the vulnerable.
  • Exercise within their neighborhood, but only with one other person, and only for one hour per day
  • Work where you cannot work from home or remotely.

In addition to this stay home rule. If you do leave home for one of the four reasons, you will be required to wear a mask at all times, outside.

If you need to do work indoors, then wearing a mask is also mandatory.

“To be clear, mask wearing on public transport is also mandatory. People in the Perth, peel or Southwest regions, need to stay inside their region for the next five days unless for an essential reason.” stated Mr McGowan.

The Perth lockdown also means the following businesses, venues and locations in the relevant regions need to close for the next five days:

  • Pubs, bars and clubs
  • Gyms and indoor sporting venues
  • Playgrounds, skate parks and outdoor recreational facilities
  • Cinemas, entertainment venues, and casinos
  • Large religious gatherings and places of worship
  • Libraries and cultural institutions
  • Restaurants and cafes will close, and provide takeaway service only.
  • 10 people can attend funerals
  • Weddings are cancelled for the next five days.

Perth hotel quarantine security guard tests positive for COVID-19

The Perth lockdown has been put in place due to a male security guard, aged in his 20s, testing positive to COVID-19.

It has been revealed the guard was working on the same floor as a person who was in quarantine with the UK variant of COVID.

In a quick move the man’s household contacts have been put in quarantine and have so far tested negative.

“However, we can expect that they will become positive in coming days,” McGowan said.

“Based on the information we have, it appears possible that this new positive case has the highly transmissible new UK variant.”

Contact tracing is underway and a list of venues have been put on alert.

Watch: WA Premier Mark McGowan and Health Minister Roger Cook with an urgent COVID-19 update

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