Perth enters lockdown as locally acquired case of COVID-19 recorded

Premier of Western Australia Mark McGowan

Premier of Western Australia Mark McGowan Source: AAP

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Metropolitan Perth and two nearby areas will enter into a five-day hard lockdown after a hotel quarantine security guard infected with COVID-19 attended over a dozen venues.

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