No new coronavirus cases in WA as lockdown continues after hotel quarantine guard infected

Western Australia has recorded no new local COVID-19 cases overnight after more than 16,000 tests were carried out yesterday in a bid to detect any outbreak.

“This is our second zero day in a row now. Given the amount of testing completed this is very encouraging news,” WA Premier Mark McGowan said.

Parts of WA went into a five-day lockdown on Sunday evening after a hotel security guard working in Perth tested positive to the UK variant strain of COVID-19.

Mr McGowan confirmed the guard’s case could be linked to a…