Perth Rushes Into ‘Circuit-Breaker’ Lockdown After Sydney Outbreak Spreads

Perth Rushes Into ‘Circuit-Breaker’ Lockdown After Sydney Outbreak Spreads
Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan during a press release at the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in Claremont, Perth, Australia on May 3, 2021. Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images
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Western Australia’s capital, Perth, has rushed to freeze the spread of a growing CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cluster, slapping down new lockdown measures at midnight on Monday after recording a second case of the highly transmissible Delta strain.

The case prompted the WA Government to rapidly escalate restrictions to a minimum 4-day lockdown after the case was confirmed to be linked to a growing New South Wales (NSW) outbreak.

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