Metropolitan Perth and the Peel region will go into a three-day lockdown from midnight on Friday after a hotel quarantine outbreak led to community transmission. Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan says the lockdown is a necessary measure after two people, including a man who stayed in the hotel and completed quarantine before flying to Melbourne, spent days in the community while infectious. Anzac Day dawn services will be cancelled and all people in the affected regions must wear masks when leaving their homes from 6p.m. on Friday. “I know this is hard to take and I wish we didn’t need to be doing this,” McGowan told reporters. “But we can’t take any chances with the virus. We just can’t.” The Mercure, which will no longer accept returned travellers, is one of three Perth quarantine hotels deemed to be of “high-risk” for ventilation issues. Genomic testing has confirmed the virus …
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