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Man arrested for allegedly threatening to spit on Perth coronavirus hotel quarantine guard MonMonday 8 updated MonMonday 8 The man allegedly left hotel quarantine after returning from overseas. ( Print text only Cancel Police in Western Australia have charged a returning overseas traveller with failing to comply with a COVID-19 quarantine direction and threatening to spit on security staff. Key points: He is due to face court as WA emerges from its snap lockdown WA has recorded its eighth straight day of no local COVID-19 cases South Australian man Dariusz Tarnowski allegedly left his quaran...

Perth, Peel and South West emerge from COVID lockdown as restrictions lift across the state SatSaturday 6 updated SatSaturday 6 FebFebruary 2021 at 10:45pm The lockdown has lifted, but mask use is still mandatory in all settings except vigorous exercise. ( Share Print text only Cancel Western Australians are returning to life as normal as residents re-emerge this morning after a five-day snap lockdown. Key points: The five-day lockdown ended at 6:00pm last night Some restrictions, including mask use and person limits at indoor and outdoor gatherings, remain for the Perth and Peel regions Ther...

No new coronavirus cases in WA as lockdown continues after hotel quarantine guard infected Posted TueTuesday 2 updated TueTuesday 2 FebFebruary 2021 at 1:03pm Hundreds of cars queued early on Tuesday morning at a drive-through COVID testing clinic in Joondalup. ( Share Print text only Cancel Western Australia has recorded no new local COVID-19 cases overnight after more than 16,000 tests were carried out on Monday in a bid to detect any outbreak. Key points: The guard delivered medication to an infected hotel quarantine guest People in quarantine at the hotel must be tested again before they...

Coronavirus lockdown prompts questions over how hotel quarantine system failed MonMonday 1 updated MonMonday 1 The security guard contracted the virus after working at the Sheraton Four Points hotel. ( Print text only Cancel WA authorities have defended Perth's hotel quarantine system despite a security guard testing positive to COVID-19 amid criticism from the state's peak doctor's union. Key points: Previous hotel quarantine system reviews did not identify problems How the hotel worker contracted COVID is not yet clear After nearly 10 months with no community cases, a security guard in his ...

Perth hotel quarantine guard who triggered WA coronavirus lockdown has mutant UK strain MonMonday 1 updated MonMonday 1 FebFebruary 2021 at 1:21pm Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 2 s Mark McGowan says 66 close contacts of the hotel guard are being tested and are in quarantine. Share Print text only Cancel A hotel security guard who sparked a mass lockdown in Western Australia has contracted the highly contagious UK variant strain of COVID-19, authorities have revealed. Key points: Tests have come back negative for 13 high-...