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Mark McGowan has taken a brutal swipe at New South Wales counterpart Gladys Berejiklian during a heated exchange with a reporter over coronavirus lockdowns. There were fears two million residents in Perth and surrounding Peel region would be plunged into their second lockdown in as many weeks after a hotel quarantine security guard and two of his housemates tested positive on Saturday But lockdown has been avoided for now after no further locally acquired coronavirus cases were detected on Sunday, the Western Australia premier announced, despite the city having stay-at-home orders during previous outbreaks. Instead, a raft of strict restrictions has been ramped up, including mandatory wearing of masks, shutdown of nightclubs and 60,000 fans locked out of the AFL local derby between West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers later on Sunday. ....
News by Janelle Miles Premium Content Subscriber only Travellers entering Queensland who have been to declared West Australian sites visited by three new COVID cases will be required to quarantine for 14 days on arrival. Deputy Chief Health Officer Sonya Bennett said people already in Queensland who had visited more than a dozen WA sites at specified times between April 27-30 were also being asked to call 13 HEALTH to discuss their circumstances. You must … quarantine until you receive further instructions from Queensland Health, Dr Bennett said. The direction is in place to protect the health and safety of Queenslanders and travellers who come here. ....
Perth and the Peel region have avoided another lockdown for now after no further locally acquired coronavirus cases were detected but a raft of strict restrictions remain. West Australian Premier Mark McGowan confirmed the news on Sunday, 24 hours after a hotel quarantine security guard and two of his housemates tested positive. Contact tracers are continuing to work through the movements of the three men but all 16 close contacts identified by WA Health as high risk have returned negative tests. Results are pending for a further four close contacts, while a another 136 contacts are deemed casual or yet to be classified. All the new cases and their close contacts must quarantine for 14 days. ....
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