WA Premier heckled during COVID-19 press conference

WA Premier Mark McGowan was mid-sentence when the screech of car tyres and an unfamiliar voice hijacked his outdoor press conference.

Mr McGowan was providing his coronavirus update when a vehicle sped past, someone inside bellowing the oddly affectionate expletive – "I f---ing love you, buddy".

The unwanted interruption left the Premier momentarily speechless, with a ripple of laughter filtering through the gathered press pack.

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"That's not the sort of language you normally here in Rockingham," Mr McGowan joked.

This is not the first time Mr McGowan has experienced an interrupted press conference.

A high-power vehicle has hooned past him in a previous press conference while the Premier himself has cracked up when discussing COVID-19 social distancing breaches.

He shared a light-hearted laugh over reports a NSW man was fined $1000 for allegedly stopping to eat a kebab "mid-run".

"They do things differently in New South Wales," he told reporters.

Western Australia has a total 549 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

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