Several States Shut Borders After Western Australia’s Emergency Lockdown

Police are seen on patrol at a COVID-19 drive through clinic in Inglewood where members of the public have been waited over two hours in line on Feb. 1, 2021 in Perth, Australia. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images

Several states have closed their borders to West Australians (WA) following a single locally acquired CCP virus case in Perth.

After a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, the WA state government issued a five-day lockdown for the Perth metropolitan area and the Peel and South-West regions.