Western Australia has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 overnight, as those in the Perth and Peel regions enter their first day of the four-day circuit-breaker lockdown.
Perth and Peel will enter a snap four-day lockdown from midnight tonight after a third person tested positive for what genomic sequencing has confirmed is the Delta variant of COVID-19.
The state’s chief health officer has confirmed a case of COVID transmission within the Pan Pacific Hotel after genome sequencing confirmed a man had contracted the virus from a guest.
A man onboard a cargo ship docked at Kwinana that had been transferred to hotel quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 has now tested negative.
Supply chain issues have been a feature of the COVID-19 global economy and have been disrupting business activity for some time, constraining business potential and operations.
This Sunday’s AFL match between the Fremantle Dockers and Brisbane Lions has been moved from Optus Stadium to the Gabba, as WA’s virus restrictions remain in place.
The number of casual contacts linked to the latest cases of COVID-19 has doubled overnight, as WA health authorities retrace the steps of two COVID-positive delivery drivers.
The number of potential COVID exposure sites has increased substantially today, as WA health authorities retrace the steps of two COVID positive food delivery drivers.
The state’s peak business association has called on the state government to increase its relief for businesses affected by the lockdown and subsequent restrictions.
Premier Mark McGowan has announced a gradual easing of lockdown restrictions from midnight tonight, as the state records its second day with no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19.
The federal government will revise its national vaccination program, limiting doses of AstraZeneca for those under 50 following concerns about the link between the vaccine and blood clots.
The state's hard border with Victoria is scheduled to be lifted by mid-March, as the state government announces the latest stage of eased restrictions.
The state’s former chief health officer has recommended an urgent independent assessment of ventilation in all WA quarantine hotels after last month's lockdown.
Many of Western Australia’s small businesses carried a high degree of optimism into 2021, according to findings from the new 2020 BCEC Small Business Survey.