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According to Australian media, this is a security guard who works at a hotel where people are in quarantine. The metropolis of Perth and other areas in Western Australia are now in lockdown.
According to the Daily Mail, Perth has become a ghost town. The newspaper reports that that image will certainly remain that way until Friday. Whether it can be relaxed afterwards is still the question. Medical experts warn that an extension of the lockdown is possible.
At this time of the year, the city is normally bustling, but at Cottesloe Beach, for example, there is no chicken to be seen, despite a temperature of 36 degrees. Shopping streets and centers have been abandoned, shops have been forced to close their doors.
The lockdown means that residents must in principle stay indoors from Sunday evening to Friday evening. They may only leave their homes if they have a valid reason to do so: for essential shopping, medical appointments, training, or work that cannot be done from home. Many companies also have to close. Hospitals and nursing homes are no longer allowed to allow visitors.
Perth’s beaches are deserted.
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According to Prime Minister Mark McGowan, the measure is very strict, but he has no choice. “I know this will be shocking, but we must not forget how quickly this virus can spread and how devastating the consequences can be.”
According to him, residents do not have to hoard. Shopping at the supermarket is still allowed and the toilet paper will not run out.
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