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A fly-in, fly-out mine worker has tested positive to coronavirus in Western Australia and may have been infectious while in the community.
Premier Mark McGowan says the man returned a "very weak" positive test result at his workplace in recent days but has since tested negative.
He had previously tested positive to the virus in March or April last year.
The man worked at Fortescue Metal Group's Cloudbreak mine in the Pilbara between 20 July and 27 July and subsequently attended venues in Fremantle, Scarborough and Subiaco.
He is believed to have contracted the virus at Perth Airport from a Queensland man who flew into Perth last month and was subsequently denied entry to WA. That man tested positive to the Alpha variant of the virus upon returning to Brisbane.