All Victorian passengers arriving in WA to be tested for coronavirus at Perth Airport
The WA Government is "doubling down" on its tough measures for interstate travellers, requiring all passengers from Victoria be tested for coronavirus at the airport while considering further restrictions on travellers from New South Wales.29,000 exemptions for travel from Victoria to WA have been cancelledWA Health Minister Roger Cook said from tomorrow, passengers from Victoria would be swabbed at the terminal before being allowed to collect their luggage.
"This means that we are doubling down on limiting any potential spread of the virus from Victoria," he said. "We are obviously taking a very tough stance in relation to people travelling from Victoria and we make no apology for that," he said. Mr Cook said the WA Government was watching the coronavirus situation in New South Wales "very carefully"."At the moment the outbreak there is a tight cluster around that specific [Crossroads] hotel," he said.
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