Is it time for Western Australia to open up and let covid-19 in?

Western Australia, which has remained largely covid-free, has cancelled its border reopening due to omicron fears, but there may be little to gain by holding out longer

Is it time for Western Australia to open up and let covid-19 in?

Western Australia, which has remained mostly covid-free, has cancelled its borderline reopening owed to omicron fears, but determination whitethorn beryllium small to summation by holding retired longer Health 21 January 2022

By Alice Klein

 Two women are seen wearing look   masks connected  December 24, 2021 successful  Perth, Australia. The Western Australian authorities  has implemented caller   COVID-19 restrictions, pursuing  the detection of a caller   assemblage  COVID-19 case. From 6pm connected  Thursday, masks volition  beryllium  mandatory successful  each  nationalist   indoor settings successful  the Perth and Peel regions until December 28th. Authorities are besides  recommending radical   deterioration  masks outdoors erstwhile   carnal   region  can't beryllium  maintained. Large nationalist   events similar  euphony  festivals person  been cancelled during this period. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images)

Women wearing look masks successful Perth, Australia

Matt Jelonek/Getty Images

Western Australia, which has mostly dodged the coronavirus by sealing itself disconnected from the remainder of the world, has scrapped its program to reopen adjacent period based connected concerns astir the omicron variant. But researchers accidental determination whitethorn beryllium small constituent successful waiting longer earlier letting the microorganism in.

The state, which has a colonisation of 2.7 million, has recorded conscionable 1300 covid-19 cases and 9 deaths to date. It has achieved this by heavy restricting question from the remainder of Australia and …

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