Contact tracing is underway in Western Australia after two people tested positive to COVID-19 after arriving on a flight from Brisbane. 7NEWS
Contact tracing is underway in Western Australia after two people tested positive to COVID-19 after arriving on a flight from Brisbane.
WA Health on Tuesday said the pair were in self-quarantine and four of their close household contacts had tested negative.. The state’s plan to lift travel restrictions from February 5 has been clouded by a dramatic rise in cases in NSW and Victoria. WA’s government has avoided imposing such restrictions for much of the past two years at the expense of keeping borders closed.But AMA President Omar Khorshid believes already-strained hospitals will struggle to cope unless the nation slows the spread of Omicron.
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