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WA imposes new quarantine restrictions for travellers from Queensland after COVID case
Western Australia has imposed new quarantine restrictions on certain travellers returning from Queensland after that state recorded one new case of locally transmitted coronavirus.
Key points:
- Some hotel workers are “hesitant” to get the vaccine, Roger Cook says
- He warned those who refuse the jab could be removed from their roles
- There is also a warning WA’s hard border with Queensland could return
A 26-year-old Brisbane man has been infectious in the community since last Friday.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the man, from the Brisbane suburb of Stafford, visited a number of places in Brisbane and Moreton Bay before returning his positive result last night.
Health Minister Roger Cook said WA’s Chief Health Officer had…
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