Liza Harvey had been pushing the State Government to open up WA to states with low levels of coronavirus, but now says borders to all states should remain closed until recent arrivals from Victoria have been tested for COVID-19.
Tests since pandemic began: More than 1,095,000"We've been uncertain around what kind of rigour has been put around those people with respect to testing, so it is a concern," she said.
"We need to make sure anyone coming in from states or countries that have community spread of COVID make sure that they are quarantined, that they are tested on arrival and tested before they go out into the community. "Regardless of whether they're essential services or not, these people, if they are coming from states where they have got COVID-19 community spread, they need to be tested."Ms Harvey, an Eagles fan, has also changed her mind on attending the western derby AFL match between West Coast and the Dockers next Saturday.
"I won't be going to the derby until I can get an emphatic reassurance from the Premier that those thousand people have been tracked down, they've been tested, and we understand if there is any COVID-19 in WA as a result of this slack practice," she said. "A large gathering of 30,000 people in a stadium may not be prudent given we could potentially have an outbreak because of that slack lack of testing."Before we have a footy crowd gathering together, the Premier needs to come out and tell us he has identified who those 1,000 people are, he can reassure us they have been tested and they are COVID-19 free and if they are COVID-19 positive that every single one of their contacts has been locked down and quarantined.
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