WA expands Queensland border controls after second COVID-19 case

All travellers arriving in Western Australia from Queensland must be tested for COVID-19 and self-quarantine for 14 days or until they return a negative test, the WA government has announced. 

Queensland recorded a second case of COVID-19 community transmission in Brisbane on Saturday.

The directive is effective immediately, meaning all arrivals must get tested within 48 hours. 

Authorities say the “interim border control” will be in place until at least 12.01am on Tuesday March 30. 

It comes a day after WA imposed restrictions on travellers from Queensland who had visited the Brisbane locations identified as possible exposure sites.

The WA government said further border control measures could be introduced, based on updated health…