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WA's Omicron surge means level two COVID-19 restrictions are coming — here's what they mean

With coronavirus cases in WA now exceeding 1,000 a day, new restrictions are set to take effect, including a mask mandate in primary schools and caps on home visitors. Here's a guide to help you navigate the changes.

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WA to tighten restrictions, 1140 new cases

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan expects the state's Omicron outbreak will peak within weeks, leading to a "dramatic" increase in hospitalisations.

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WA to introduce tougher COVID-19 restrictions from Thursday as cases in remote communities revealed as false positives

Western Australia will move to the next level of COVID-19 restrictions from Thursday as COVID cases in Bidyadanga and Beagle Bay communities are revealed as false positives.

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Fremantle film studio plan on ice as construction cost blows out in WA

A $100-million film studio that was an election commitment from the WA government looks unlikely to go ahead after the Premier concedes the waterfront site in Fremantle had problems.

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WA Premier Mark McGowan's chief of staff returns positive COVID test

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan's chief of staff returns a positive COVID test, as the state prepares to provide free RATs to all households after recording 1,021 local cases today.

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WA records over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases as CHO warns asymptomatic infections 'out there'

Close contact rules are relaxed for police and health staff to keep them at work as another 1,043 COVID-19 cases emerge in Western Australia, with the Chief Health Officer warning authorities are "probably not capturing everyone" who is infected.

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WA records 732 new COVID-19 cases as Mark McGowan warns daily total will hit 1,000 soon

More than 700 new COVID-19 cases are recorded in WA again and the Premier warns the number will soon reach four figures, as a $67 million relief package is announced for businesses affected by restrictions.

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Few WA prisoners have had COVID-19 booster jab despite Omicron's steady rise

WA Premier Mark McGowan has been urging prisoners to get vaccinated against COVID-19 — but new figures reveal that at some prisons, not a single inmate has been given a booster.

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WA records 643 new local COVID-19 cases as Omicron outbreak erupts, five people in hospital

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Western Australia erupts, with 643 local infections reported plus two travel-related cases, after a series of days with the number hovering over 200.

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WA to go it alone on virus restrictions

As much of Australia prepares to unwind rules, Western Australia faces months of COVID-19 restrictions as it grapples with a growing Omicron outbreak.

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WA records 258 new local COVID-19 cases as Qantas CEO Alan Joyce invited to eat 'humble pie'

Western Australia reports another 258 local COVID-19 cases as Deputy Premier Roger Cook invites Qantas CEO Alan Joyce to "eat some delicious humble pie when he comes to WA and sees how good it is here".

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Palmer, McGowan trial delay due to borders

Defamation hearings involving Clive Palmer and Western Australia's premier have been delayed due to Western Australia's border reopening.

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WA remote community in virus lockdown

More COVID-19 cases are expected to emerge in a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia where two people have tested positive.

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More than 200 local COVID-19 cases recorded in Western Australia as new restrictions begin

Another 213 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 are reported in WA amid new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus, with the Premier warning an outbreak in the remote Mantamaru community is expected to grow.

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Western Australia records 222 local COVID-19 cases, with two cases in Indigenous community

Western Australia records 222 local COVID-19 cases, as the current outbreak spreads to a remote Indigenous community.

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‘Our spirits are being broken’: a year after Perth’s homeless tent city was cleared, the crisis remains

The camp put the issue on the agenda in Western Australia and led to housing for some. But many still struggle on society’s margins

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The Guardian - AU

Victoria records 20 Covid deaths, NSW 12 and Qld 10 – as it happened

Western Australia premier says he will spend week in hotel quarantine to avoid perceptions he will benefit from timing of border reopening; SA election campaign officially begins. This blog is now closed

AAP

Border timing coincidence, WA premier says

Western Australia's number of active COVID-19 infections has risen to 877, with Premier Mark McGowan saying he intends to quarantine after the state reopens.

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Book Your Flights, Pack Your Masks & Text All Your Perth Mates ‘Cos The WA Border Is Opening

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The Guardian - UK

Covid: South Korea reports more than 100,000 new cases for first time – as it happened

Latest updates: south Korean case numbers have risen in recent weeks due to Omicron

The Guardian - AU

Western Australia to reopen 3 March to triple-vaccinated travellers

‘There comes a point where the border is ineffective when you get to high case numbers within the state,’ premier Mark McGowan says

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WA border opening date is March 3, as Mark McGowan announces new COVID restrictions

Just one month after delaying WA's border opening, Premier Mark McGowan has set a new date for when the state will finally reconnect with the rest of the world while announcing new restrictions to limit the spread of Omicron.

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WA to finally reopen borders from March 3

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced the state will reopen its borders from March 3 as its Omicron outbreak continues to grow.

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