One new COVID case on first day of Perth lockdown

One new COVID case on first day of Perth lockdown

Western Australia has recorded one new native case of COVID-19 on the primary day of a snap lockdown in metropolitan Perth and the Peel area.

The case was confirmed by WA Well being as an individual who visited a restaurant additionally visited by the constructive Victorian case who spent 5 days attending a number of venues round Perth.

Earlier, Premier Mark McGowan set his targets on the Federal Authorities, saying requires assist with the lodge quarantine system have been ignored.

Mr McGowan warned the present lodge quarantine system was not sustainable in its present type.

"I am attending to the top of my tether with the Commonwealth handing duty to the states and never serving to," Mr McGowan stated.

"We can't proceed down this path for an additional yr or past.

"Lodge quarantine is an imperfect system however largely it has labored nicely with round 45,000 returning Australians being processed via the West Australian system.

"I've been calling for the Commonwealth's help with quarantine for a lot of months now. CBD motels aren't fit-for-purpose quarantine amenities, and quarantine is the duty of the Commonwealth authorities beneath the Structure.

"There are a selection of Commonwealth amenities that can be extra appropriate for quarantine functions.

"The pandemic might be right here for a minimum of the remaining of this yr. It's time for the Commonwealth to step up and assist."

Western Australia recorded no new native instances of COVID-19 on the primary day of the lockdown.

The an infection of the person's shut contact, a lady in her 40s, was extensively reported yesterday.

Mr McGowan stated the information as we speak was a constructive begin and there had been "in depth testing of the shut contacts of the 2 constructive native instances".

"In complete, thus far, we have now recognized 337 contacts, together with 71 shut contacts. They've all been examined or will probably be immediately. They'll stay in quarantine. To date 27 shut contacts have examined damaging.

Perth and Peel's three-day lockdown started after midnight and was triggered by an outbreak at quarantine lodge Mercure Perth.

The 54-year-old Victorian man is believed to have been contaminated on the Mercure Lodge and spent 5 days out and about in Perth whereas infectious.

WA's appearing Chief Well being Officer, Dr Paul Armstrong, stated yesterday it was probably the person was contaminated whereas staying at Mercure Perth, earlier than being launched on April 17 and flying to Melbourne on April 21.

He was in an adjoining room on the identical flooring the place it was revealed earlier within the week that the coronavirus had unfold between friends in two separate rooms.

Mr McGowan stated there have been 24 visitors on the affected flooring on the Mercure Lodge through the outbreak.

"5 friends have left Australia. The remaining 19 have examined and 18 have examined adverse. The one constructive is the Victorian man," he stated.

"As well as, numerous lodge quarantine employees labored on the ground throughout the identical interval. 57 have returned a destructive end result. Two outcomes are pending. These are encouraging indicators, however we're not out of the woods simply but, notably with variety of contacts that we're awaiting check outcomes for."

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