February 5 is the long-awaited date Western Australia will open its borders to the rest of the world, Premier Mark McGowan announces, as the state's vaccination rate reaches 80 per cent.
Western Australia will reopen its borders to the rest of the world on February 5, almost two years after COVID-19 turned the state into an "island within an island".Travellers arriving from interstate must provide proof of vaccinationThe long-awaited announcement by WA Premier Mark McGowan came as the state's vaccination rate for those aged 12 and over reached 80 per cent.
The state government hopes 90 per cent of the state's population aged 12 and over will be vaccinated by then.Once the state reopens, interstate travellers will need to provide proof of vaccination and return a negative PCR test within 72 hours of travel and undertake another test on arrival. International travellers will not need to quarantine if they have been vaccinated, but will need to test negative for the virus before departure and on arrival.
Unvaccinated international travellers will still need to quarantine in a state-run facility for two weeks.As of Monday, WA was closed to all states and territories except Tasmania.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.
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