Coronavirus restrictions have been tightened in Perth as Premier Mark McGowan seeks to avoid another lockdown. No new COVID-19 infections have been recorded and all high-risk close contacts of the three positive cases announced on Saturday have tested negative.
Perth nightclubs have been ordered to close immediately and spectators were banned from yesterday's AFL local derby. Mr McGowan said he did not want to impose another lockdown but warned he would if the health advice suggested it was the best way forward. Meanwhile, the travel bubble between New Zealand and Western Australia has been reinstated after it was paused due to the three positive cases in WA.
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