ANALYSIS: 'Are we there yet?': WA's long road to post-pandemic normality
"It's early days, these are early days and we're not going to see a quick fix for this," warned Health Minister Roger Cook."I am afraid that's the message," Mr McGowan said.Coronavirus update: Follow the latest news in our daily wrapHe said if a vaccine, or what he referred to as a"holy grail", was developed that timeframe would obviously change.
Mr McGowan knows his challenge going forward will be to keep the public's goodwill intact over the long term.'A very delicate balance' It will need to make constant assessments about if and when restrictions can be eased over the coming months, while facing certain calls from business and industry to release the pressure.—"combating disease, protecting economy and keeping society on an even keel".
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