Dozens of backpackers have been moved from a hostel into hotel quarantine in the Perth CBD as Western Australia tightens its border with Queensland and South Australia.
Dozens of backpackers were moved from a hostel into hotel quarantine in the Perth CBD last night, with case numbers from the state's COVID-19 outbreak expected to rise today.More than 80 backpackers were moved into hotel quarantineIt came as Western Australia further tightened its border with Queensland and South Australia over concerns about a rise in the number of infections in the eastern states.
As a result, anyone who attended that event is required to immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days. The owner, who asked to be known only as Bruce, said a resident who had been staying in a 12-person dorm fell ill and tested positive.
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