The total number of COVID cases detected in WA tops 10,000 for the first time, as the daily tally exceeds 1,000 again and more infections are picked up from rapid testing than from PCRs.
WA has recorded 1,179 new cases of COVID-19, with the total number of cases recorded in the state since the beginning of the pandemic exceeding 10,000 for the first time.Premier Mark McGowan says it's "terrific" that no one is in ICURapid antigen tests were responsible for detecting more cases for the first time, with 673 self-reported RATs compared to 506 infections picked up from PCR tests.
He said level one restrictions would likely be able to be reintroduced once WA is "demonstrably over the peak, which is, on average, two weeks after the peak."G2G passes have been a familiar part of WA's border restrictions since early in the pandemic and will remain in place even beyond the reopening on Thursday.
Commissioner Dawson said while another step in the arrival process, he did not expect it to take long."Once that's done then you've completed your requirements."He said arrivals will then be given two rapid antigen tests, with the first to be used within 12 hours of arrival.From Thursday, children in year 3 and above will be subject to the same mask rules as the rest of the population.
"The reality is a very small proportion of kids do get it severely, and some kids to get quite sick from it, so we want to prevent that very small proportion of kids getting very sick.
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