Boom Radio: Morning News Update
Cooper Bailey
Monday 4 May 2020
9:30am
WA COVID-19 update
The state’s coronavirus death toll has risen to nine over the weekend with an 83-year old Perth woman passing away due to the virus.
The woman, who had pre-existing health complications, contracted the virus from a close contact with someone infected in early April and sadly passed away in her home on April 30.
Premier Mark McGowan expressed his condolences at a press conference about the death.
“It’s obviously heartbreaking to hear another West Australian has lost their life to COVID-19 and I know all West Australians hearts go out to the friends and family of the lady that has passed away,” Mr McGowan said.
“It goes to show just how serious and deadly the virus is and it’s a reminder of us all that we make must take this issue very, very seriously.”
The states current total active cases sits at 19.
Hottest May day in eleven years
Perth has experienced its hottest May day in 11 years on Sunday.
The temperature got up to 29C beating the previous record by just 0.5C set in May 2009.
The warm weather wasn’t set to last long with today bringing a possible storm and a high of 23C and the rest of the week getting colder still with Tuesday sitting at 21 and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday looking to be 19C
Ex North Melbourne coach in Police custody
Ex North Melbourne Kangaroos coach Dean Laidley is currently in police custody according to to reports.
Laidley is allegedly in police custody on stalking charges after appearing in the magistrate’s court and has not applied for bail.
“Police arrested a 53-year-old man on Saturday 2 May in relation to an incident outside (an) address in St Kilda about 9pm….He was charged with stalking and other matters,” Victoria Police said in a statement.
Radical plan for English Premier League to conclude in Perth
There is a possibility that the English Premier League could be played in Perth to play out the rest of the season according to agent Gary Williams.
The Perth based agent claims that Perth is the perfect place to play out the rest of the EPL season due to multiple factors that benefit both the players and the viewers back in the UK.
“We’ve got the venues, we’ve got the weather and we are in control of the coronavirus at the moment,” he said.
“You would need four facilities and the timing is absolutely brilliant, because we could kick off over here at 6pm, 8pm and 10pm.
William has said he had put the suggestion to the EPL officials, who were still on “Plan A” which involves playing on ‘neutral’ grounds.
