General
Perth lockdown for three days will see Anzac Day services cancelled, residents urged to stay indoors
Perth and the Peel region have been plunged into a three-day lockdown after several people contracted COVID-19 while staying in hotel quarantine.
Key points:
- The three-day lockdown began at midnight on Friday
- People cannot leave the lockdown zones without an exemption
- Anzac Day services in the lockdown areas have been cancelled
The lockdown began at midnight on Friday. Masks will be mandatory from 6pm, although Premier Mark McGowan recommended people wear them immediately.
Anzac Day services around the Perth and Peel regions have been cancelled, with Mr McGowan urging people to take part in driveway dawn services instead.
It comes after a Victorian man on Friday morning tested positive in Melbourne after completing 14 days of quarantine…
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