Reopening of Western Australia suspended amid Omicron spread
by Narelle Towie in Perth from World news | The Guardian on (#5V7DX)
State had been due to open up to double-jabbed international and interstate travellers on 5 February
The reopening of Australia's most isolated state has been suspended indefinitely to allow West Australians to get booster shots, as the more transmissible Omicron variant rips through the nation.
Just one month after promising that from 5 February double-vaccinated interstate and international travellers would be allowed to enter Western Australia without quarantine, the WA premier, Mark McGowan, has said that all entrants will need to self-isolate for 14 days, be triple-dose vaccinated and take tests.
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