The Western Australian Premier has revealed he has been forced into Covid isolation.
In a statement, Mark McGowan said a family member of his tested positive on Tuesday and he was deemed a close contact.
Mr McGowan said his negative PCR test result came in on Wednesday morning after attending Rockingham General Hospital to get swabbed.
The Premier said he would continue to abide by public health and safety measures and would work from home during his isolation period.
“Western Australians have done such a great job of doing the right thing and following the health advice to keep the spread of the virus to a minimum and reach the soft-landing we all sought out to achieve,” he said.
He also thanked staff at WA testing clinics and all health workers as the state navigated its way through its Omicron wave.
Under the existing rules, a close contact in the state is deemed so if they have been around a household member or intimate partner with the virus during their infectious period.
They are also a close contact if they closely interacted with an infected person during their infectious period for four hours in a residential setting, like a home, residential care facility, boarding school or other accommodation facility, and weren't wearing a mask.
