Authorities are racing to contain an outbreak after Western Australia recorded five new local cases of COVID-19. Hundreds of people who went to a music event have already been directed to go into isolation. 9News
Hundreds of people who went to a music event have been directed to go into isolation until January 3 after a positive case attended on Sunday morning.Some people in Perth are isolating after a potential COVID-19 exposure in Northbridge.
He said the restriction would allow Christmas lunches and dinners, but would impact service at pubs and bars. "At the time, Queensland was set as a very low-risk jurisdiction as they had virtually no COVID in that state which meant people entering WA from Queensland were not required to be vaccinated at that point in time."
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