COVID-19

WA has recorded more than 12,200 new COVID cases overnight, as hospitalisation numbers begin to rise following a week of record infections.

Western Australia has recorded another 16,670 COVID cases overnight, sending the number of active infections in the state beyond 75,000 for the first time since the pandemic began.

The number of new Covid positive cases in WA has hit 8429 - the highest since the pandemic began two years ago.

COVID WRAP: The total number of cases in Western Australia is fast approaching 6,000, as Premier Mark McGowan defends the state's enhanced public health measures.

COVID WRAP: WA records 224 new COVID cases, public health measures reintroduced and a new registration system for critical workers.

The state government has cracked down on councils obstructing the around-the-clock delivery of goods to supermarkets, as concerns mount about supply chain disruptions.

WA has recorded no new local COVID cases since the return of the mask mandate overnight, but the Premier has warned Omicron is likely lingering in the community.

Western Australia has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, as investigations into the source of yesterday’s mystery case continue.

Western Australia has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, one of whom acquired the virus from an unknown source.

The state government has awarded $58 million worth of COVID-19 management contracts ahead of next month's border reopening, including to Calvary, Medibank and Western Pathology.

Western Australia has recorded three new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, as Premier Mark McGowan warns those not yet vaccinated that life is about to get “very difficult”.

The mask mandate implemented in the wake of the latest COVID-19 outbreak will be partially lifted from tonight, after Western Australia recorded no new local cases overnight.

Five new local COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Western Australia, with hundreds now being forced to isolate after potential exposures at an event.

The state government has confirmed a new positive COVID-19 case in the Perth community resulting in hundreds of potential contacts.

The looming vaccination deadline for some of the state’s most critical industries will not exacerbate current labour shortages, Premier Mark McGowan claims.

Fleetwood has won a $36 million subcontract from Multiplex Constructions to help build a quarantine hub in Brisbane.

International arrivals to Western Australia will double to 530 per week from next Saturday, as the state reaches a 70 per cent double dose COVID-19 vaccination rate.

Share prices of some of the major producers have slumped as vaccine supply rises and sales peak.

Western Australia will delay relaxing its border to Queensland after a Gold Coast man who tested positive to COVID-19 was active in the community.

The state government has unveiled a three-tiered mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for a suite of industries, accounting for 75 per cent of the state’s workforce.

Mark McGowan has refused to be drawn on when Western Australia could reopen to the rest of the nation, despite mounting pressure from the state’s opposition.

Perth-founded biopharmaceutical business Dimerix has launched phase three drug trials for patients with COVID-19 and kidney diseases.

Australia's medicines regulator has approved a key step towards the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine being given to children aged five to 11.

School teachers could be the next group targeted for mandatory coronavirus vaccinations in Western Australia in a bid to accelerate the state's rollout.

Business confidence has surged on the hope that roadmaps out of COVID-19 lockdowns will allow economic activity to rebound in coming months.

Western Australia will look to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory in further sectors as new pop-up clinics open across Perth.

The Australian Workers' Union has flagged a possible legal challenge to BHP's decision to lock out workers who refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

Australians with compromised immune systems could start receiving COVID-19 booster shots this year before third jabs are rolled out more widely in 2022.

Health authorities are keeping a close eye on an oil tanker docked in Fremantle after 12 of its 22 crew members tested positive for COVID-19.

Australians aged over 60 have been given access to mRNA vaccines in a bid to get about 300,000 hesitant people over the line.

Western Australia has called for more of the state's GPs to be approved to administer COVID-19 vaccines as national figures show its trails other states in the rollout.

The consumer watchdog has warned Australian airports not to increase its charges for airlines in an attempt to recover lost income due to COVID shutdowns.