The number of suspected Covid-19 exposure sites in Western Australia has grown, with hundreds now forced to isolate over Christmas.
Authorities are looking closely at anyone who attended the Old Fire Station Backpackers in Fremantle or the My Oz Experience Hostel in Northbridge between Monday and Thursday and Tuesday and Thursday respectively, this week.
WA Premier Mark McGowan broke the news that more than 400 partygoers would be forced to isolate over Christmas. Picture: Matt Jelonek/Getty Images The event was attended by a French backpacker who is believed to have been at the centre of the most recent outbreak.
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