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New WA COVID-19 border restrictions see Victorian travellers leave rather than self-isolate
Travellers from Victoria have expressed frustration and anger with the West Australian Government, following its move to reimpose the hard border with that state and order retrospective self-quarantine measures in the wake of a new coronavirus outbreak.
Key points:
- WA reimplemented its hard border with Victoria overnight
- Some Victorians are leaving rather than face days in self-isolation
- West Australians returning from Victoria say the rules aren’t clear
Victoria was yesterday re-classified as a “medium-risk” state, meaning anyone arriving into WA from midnight last night will need to undergo a 14-day quarantine period, and get a COVID test on day 11.
The hard border was also backdated to December 21, so Victorian travellers already in WA…
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