FILE PHOTO: People are seen walking their dogs while passing a graffiti in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Perth, Scotland, Britain, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Western Australia's capital of Perth and the neighbouring Peel region will enter a snap three-day lockdown from midnight on Friday after a man tested positive for COVID-19 and was in the community for a number of days following hotel quarantine.
The person is likely to have contracted the virus during his two-week quarantine in a Perth hotel, health officials say, raising concerns about community transmission as more virulent virus strains emerge.
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