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Breaking - Al Kuwait livestock ship, docked at Fremantle, has six confirmed COVID-19 cases. Nearly 50 crew onboard @abcperth #perthnews
Six crew taken off ship. Other 42 remaining on board “for time being”. Premier says it’s “more than likely” more crew members will become infected.
Premier Mark McGowan says Fremantle Port was not made aware of health concerns aboard ship. One port worker in isolation, after having gone on board ship to steer it into position. His close contacts are also into isolation. “Clearly this is not good,” Premier says.
WA Premier Mark McGowan giving the daily coronavirus update now. “Too many people in our community are disregarding the social distancing measures ... they are putting the lives of older and vulnerable Australians at risk,” he says. @abcperth #perthnews
“We need to expect these restrictions will be in place for six months,” WA Premier says of new social distancing measures. Libraries and cultural institutions will be included.
“Unfortunately this means devastation for many businesses and employees,” McGowan says of shutdown measures.
