WA records eight new cases of coronavirus, the largest daily increase since May, as the AMA calls for tighter controls on travellers flying in from interstate.
All of the cases are returned overseas travellersAll of the new cases are overseas travellers who are in hotel quarantine, bringing the state's total to 644, with 29 active cases.
The new rule is in addition to a requirement for all Victorian arrivals to be tested on day 11 of their mandatory two-week quarantine period in WA. The Australian Medical Association WA president Andrew Miller said the same hardline stance should be applied to all prospective interstate travellers."It seems a bit artificial at this stage to be particularly picking on Victoria," he said.
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