Perth Enters Five-Day Hard Lockdown Amid UK-Variant

Perth Enters Five-Day Hard Lockdown Amid UK-Variant
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan during a press conference in Perth, Australia, on Jan. 8, 2021. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images
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Metropolitan Perth and two nearby regions will enter a five-day hard lockdown after a hotel quarantine security guard attended more than a dozen venues while infected with the UK strain of COVID-19.

From 6 p.m. on Sunday, metropolitan Perth, the Peel Region and the South West region will lock down until 6 p.m. on Friday.