Perth Lockdown Update Contact register Now in effect Western Australia

Perth Lockdown update Sunday 31 of January Western Australia recorded one new case of local transmission, involving a security guard at one of the State’s hotel quarantine facilities the Sheraton Four Points in the city. He had tested negative for COVID-19 on January Friday 15, January Sunday 17 and Saturday, January 23 – as part of the weekly testing system in place.
Exactly how the infection was acquired remains under investigation.
The man’s immediate household contacts have been contacted, tested and placed in isolation at State managed quarantine facilities to complete a 14-day quarantine period in a quarantine facility.

All three have tested negative so far. However, Western Australia health department expects that they will become positive in the coming days due to the incubation period.
Genome sequencing is underway on the positive case and results will be known by Tuesday morning.

There have been a lot of rumours and misinformation doing the rounds in the last couple of days so far is only 1 case confirmed from Sunday 31 of January.

The Department of Health has reported no new cases of COVID-19 in WA overnight.

Perth Lockdown Update Information on the five-day lockdown of Perth, Peel and the South West

The whole Perth metropolitan area, the Peel Region and the South West region are now in a full lockdown. This lockdown will run until 6 pm on Friday.
Following discussions with the Chief Health Officer and Police Commissioner, the following measures are now in place from 6 pm for people in Perth, Peel and the South West:
People in these regions are required to stay home, except for the following four reasons:

Shopping for essentials like groceries, medicine and necessary supplies.

Medical or health care needs including compassionate requirements and looking after the vulnerable.

Exercise, within their neighbourhood, but only with one other person and only for one hour per day.
work for an essential purpose, where you cannot do so from home or remotely

Perth Lockdown Wearing Face Masks is Mandatory

At your workplace

While exercising

On Public transport

In a private vehicle, if other passengers are in the vehicle

In addition to this stay home rule, if you do leave home you will be required to wear a mask at all times outside and if you need to work indoors, then wearing a mask in the workplace is also mandatory. To be clear, the face mask wearing on public transport is also mandatory.

Masks must be worn at all times outside of your place of residence, including at work, while exercising, on public transport, and in your private vehicle when other passengers are in the vehicle.
Masks are not mandatory for children under 12 years of age or a person who has a physical or mental illness, condition or disability.

Panic buying since Sunday 31 of January shop limits – restrictions

Many shops, supermarket’s were not able to apply limits straight after the sudden announcement of Premier of Western Australia Mark McGowan of five-day Perth lockdown, that left many shelves empty.

At Sunday there were no social distancing, people not wearing a face mask. Some told me they have spent 3 hours in Queue. Parking places were fully stuffed, no trolleys available. At the Supermarket, the staff was coordinating traffic, but no one was prepared for this.
Many people in fear that lockdown should be possible extended for a couple of weeks took over the shops, supermarkets and filled one trolley after another.

Selected Western Australian stores – instore and online – limit of 2 per Product from 1st of February.

Antibacterial Wipes, Canned Fish, Canned Tomatoes, Canned Vegetables, Canned Legumes, Flour, Frozen Chips, Gems and Wedges, Frozen Desserts, Frozen Fruit, Frozen Vegetables, Long Life Milk, Liquid Hand Wash, Noodles, Pasta, Paper Towel, Rice, Sugar, Tissues, Toilet Paper, Bread (loaves), Chilled Pasta, Eggs, Pre-packed Seafood (frozen and fresh), Fresh Milk (excluding flavoured), Meat

2 x packs Beef

2 x packs Chicken

2 x packs Pork

2 x packs Lamb

2kg Limit on Meat from the butcher

2kg Limit on Poultry from the Deli

Burgers, Rissoles and Meatballs, Mince (fixed weight only), Sausages

Perth Lockdown Do not Travel – restrictions

People in the Perth, Peel or South West region need to stay inside their region for the duration of the lockdown, unless for an essential reason.
For this purpose, Perth and Peel are considered to be one region according to the regional development regional groupings.
We are strongly encouraging that everyone in this area, who is from another WA region, stay here and do not travel further outside of this area until the lockdown is over.

If you do need to travel outside the region you are in now, that can only occur if you need to return to your place of residence or under exceptional circumstances.
The transport of essential goods into this region is permitted, under our existing transport guidelines.

This lockdown means the following businesses, venues and locations in the relevant regions need to close for the next five days:

Pubs, restaurants, cafes, bars and clubs and provide takeaway service only.

Gyms and indoor sporting venues

Playgrounds, skate parks and outdoor recreational facilities

Cinemas, entertainment venues, and casinos

Beauty therapy services, parlours or salons including hairdressers, barbershops, nail salons, tattoo parlours, spas or massage parlours

Large religious gatherings and places of worship

Libraries and cultural institutions

10 people can attend funerals, weddings are cancelled for the next five days.

No visitors are permitted to your home unless caring for someone vulnerable or an emergency.

No visitors will be allowed in aged care homes, unless exceptional circumstances.

No visitors to hospitals and/or disability facilities, unless exceptional circumstances.

Elective surgery and procedures for categories 2 and 3 will be suspended from Tuesday, 2 February. Category 1 and urgent category 2 surgery will continue.

For a majority of schools in these regions, the school was due to start at Monday. That has now been put on hold and schools will be closed until next week – following the lockdown measures. It is, in effect, an extension of the school holidays.
All these measures will be reviewed regularly and the Chief Health Officer will continue to monitor the serious situation and provide more ongoing advice.

Information about the current local case of COVID-19 and potential exposure sites. The Health Department contact tracing team has pulled together a list of potential exposure sites of where this positive case has been in recent days.
These locations currently include:

Coles Maylands supermarket on 25 January from 8 pm to 10 pm

KFC Maylands on 27 January from 6 pm to midnight

Mitsubishi Motors car dealership in Midland on 27 January from 7 pm to close

Spudshed, Coventry Village in Morley on 27 January from 8 pm to midnight

ECU Joondalup on 28 January from 11 am to 2 pm

Consulate General of India on St Georges Terrace in Perth on 28 January from 12 pm to 5 pm

Halal Grocery Store in Cloverdale on 28 January from 7 pm to 9 pm

Venus Ladies and Gentleman Hair Design Maylands hairdressers on 29 January from 1 pm to 3 pm

Perth Convention Centre on 29 January from 4 pm to 6 pm

Nedlands Family Practice GP surgery on 29 January from 5 pm to 6 pm

Chemist Warehouse North Perth Pharmacy on 29 January from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

7-Eleven Ascot petrol station on 29 January from 8 pm to 9 pm

Coles Maylands supermarket on 29 January from 8 pm 9 pm

Puma Service Station in Burswood on 30 January from 11 am to 12 midday.

Coles Express/Shell Service Station in Cloverdale on 30 January from 12 midday to 3 pm

Pharmacy 777 at Maylands Park Shopping Centre 30 January from 2:30 pm to 4 pm

New additions today following further contact tracing:

Perth Arena Grab N Go Convenience Store 27 January from 2 pm to 3 pm

Belmont Genesis Gym 30 January from 9:30 am to 12 pm

People who have been to these venues on these dates and times must get tested!

In addition, people who live or work in the Falkirk Avenue, Maylands area including Coles, Liquorland and the Maylands shopping precinct should present for a test.
They must then go home and isolate until their negative test results are returned.
The investigation is on-going by our public health team, and it is likely more locations will be added following further discussions with the man.
Close contacts will be contacted by public health officials and asked to quarantine for 14 days.

More information on testing clinics will be available on website – www.wa.gov.au

Anyone in WA will now be assessed for a COVID-19 test if they present with ANY of the following:

a fever of 37.5°C or above

a documented history of a fever in the last few days

an acute respiratory infection (e.g. shortness of breath, cough, sore throat)

acute loss of smell or taste

If you have these symptoms, please get tested, and help us identify every case of COVID-19 in WA as early as possible.
To find a testing location, please visit: https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/ Articles/A_E/ COVID-clinics

Official information regarding COVID-19 in Western Australia – www.wa.gov.au/covid19
WA Department of Health information – www.healthywa.wa.gov.au
National Coronavirus Helpline – 1800 020 080
WA COVID-19 health and information and advice – 13 COVID (13 26843)

Mandatory contact registers expanded from today 2nd of February to keep Western Australia safe

The following Western Australia business premises will also be required to keep a contact register for the purpose of the Department of Health COVID-19 contact tracing:

retail venues (including supermarkets, department stores, shopping centres, pharmacies, hardware and department stores) and retail components of other businesses where customers are physically present such as bank branches

takeaway food and beverage services

Perth Lockdown Update Contact register Now in effect Western Australia

Many West Australian expect that Perth Lockdown will be most likely extended for next few weeks.