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WA faces calls to reopen Victoria border after coronavirus four-week milestone reached
Western Australia is now the only state or territory with closed borders to Victoria and no plans to reopen them — at least for the coming days — after the latter recorded 28 days with no new COVID-19 cases.
Key points:
- The AMA wants WA to drop its Victoria border restrictions
- The Government is awaiting advice from the Chief Health Officer
- The Opposition says it will support whatever the advice is
The McGowan Government is weighing up fresh health advice on Victoria, which has reached the benchmark that is widely seen as eliminating coronavirus from the community.
But the national peak group for doctors is calling on WA to quickly drop its border restrictions, arguing complacency in the west means people there are now probably more at…
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