Perth lockdown day 1 update from Mark McGowan sees 0 new local cases recorded overnight.
In good news up until 11am today and after the snap Perth lockdown – 0 new local cases have been recorded in Western Australia overnight.
“I can advise that as of 9pm last night 209 close contacts have been identified and contacted 109 have returned a negative test result. So far, with regards to casual contacts, 1,828 have been identified and 275 have so far returned negative test results. I should advise however, we expect the numbers of close and casual contexts to continue to rise as more, more, are identified additional exposure locations are added, especially given case 1024 was only confirmed last night” said Mr McGowan.
This is an encouraging sign with 14,771 tests conducted yesterday and with zero new local cases recorded.
Hard border for Queensland
As of 3pm this afternoon, the hard border will return with Queensland. This means they will be reclassified as a medium risk jurisdiction.
Travellers from Queensland will require an exemption to come to into WA and self-quarantine for 14 days and be tested.
More to come.
Watch Live: Perth lockdown day 1 update with Mark McGowan and Roger Cook.
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