Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has warned that the government will not be able to control the state’s outbreak of COVID-19, as the state recorded 24 new local cases yesterday.
Nine of the new cases were from the Banbury area; tied to the Albermarle Lithium plant being constructed near the city, bringing the cluster in the region to 17 with the remaining cases being from the Perth Metropolitan Area.
The state’s efforts to keep COVID out have been all but dashed by the current outbreak since the state last week indefinitely delayed its border reopening.