Sydney in lockdown as coronavirus cases spread across Australia – as it happened
by Naaman Zhou (now) and Michael McGowan (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#5KJPZ)
NSW reports 30 new Covid cases; Perth and the Peel region enter stage-one restrictions after returned traveller from NSW tests positive; Queensland reports three new local cases and NT records four; ACT mandates mask-wearing; Virgin Australia flight attendant tests positive. Follow latest updates
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9.09am BST
With that we will be closing the blog for today - but we will be back with the latest national news early tomorrow morning.
Here is what happened today:
8.58am BST
The WA premier, Mark McGowan, is also scheduled to give another press conference at 4.30pm local time - ie: in 30 minutes.
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