Peter Dutton has accused Mark McGowan of imposing a harsh five-day lockdown in Western Australia to boost his chances of re-election.
The premier on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders for 80 per cent of the state s population after a single hotel quarantine security guard caught coronavirus.
The Home Affairs Minister said Mr McGowan had over-reacted because he doesn t want to jeopardise his chances at the polls in March if more infections emerge.
Peter Dutton has accused Mark McGowan of imposing a lockdown in Western Australia to boost his chances of re-election. Pictured: Long lines for testing in Perth on Sunday
Perth was left deserted on Sunday after Mark McGowan locked the city down for five days
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Muis said mosques here had built up their emergency preparedness capabilities since 2017. - The Straits Times/ANN SINGAPORE, Jan 30 (The Straits Times/ANN): Mosques here will continue to strengthen their emergency preparedness, even as their leaders reassure congregants that they remain safe and sacred spaces, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) chief executive Esa Masood said on Saturday (Jan 30).
The announcement cam as Singapore also announced a slight increase in its daily Covid-19 cases.
There were 58 new Covid-19 cases confirmed as at Saturday noon (Jan 30), taking Singapore s total to 59,507 cases.
Of the 58, three are in the community. The remaining 55 new cases are imported and had been placed on stay-home notice or isolated on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).