WA Premier Mark McGowan and Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson are providing a COVID-19 update. Watch Sky News live at 2:30pm (AEDT).
The 25-year-old - who flew into Perth from Queensland on December 12 - is believed to have been infectious since December 16.of COVID-19 exposure sites in Perth has grown after the backpacker - who fell ill on Sunday evening - visited a number of stores and nightclubs while infectious.
"As the date of exposure is December 19, this means they will be in quarantine until January 3," he said.
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