Daile Cross13:30, May 02 2021 The premier would also decide on whether crowds would be allowed at the Western Derby match between AFL teams West Coast and the Fremantle Dockers, which is set to take place at Optus Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
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A decision is due on whether the Western Australian city of Perth will go into lockdown, after a hotel quarantine security guard and two of his housemates tested positive to Covid-19. He said information regarding the outbreak was coming through constantly, but the fact that the city had been subject to some Covid-19-related restrictions at the times the three people were infectious in the community meant that he would not make the decision to go into another lockdown during his snap press conference on Saturday afternoon.
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Sunday’s AFL derby in Perth will be played in front of empty stands because of the city’s latest COVID-19 scare.
Optus Stadium was set to be three quarters full for the marquee match between
West Coast and
Fremantle, which comes a week after fans were barred from attending a clash between the Dockers and North Melbourne at the same venue.
However, Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan announced on Sunday morning that would no longer be the case.
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced Perth will not re-enter lockdown after three new community cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the city yesterday.
There are fears at least one of the people was circulating in Perth for up to four days before it was confirmed he had Covid-19.
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A security guard tested positive for the virus while working at the Pan Pacific Hotel, along with two of his housemates.
McGowan said at a press conference this morning that no new cases of community transmission had been recorded since yesterday.
However, while Western Australia is not going into lockdown today, fans will not be able to attend the AFL western derby at Perth Stadium.
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Senior Labor frontbencher Brendan O Connor said he was surprised the government is taking such a stance. I believe that the ban on flights would be sufficient to prevent people coming back to Australia, Mr O Connor told ABC s Insiders program.
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