❓ Hon Colin Tincknell asks the Minister for Health to provide the specific health advice recommending against a staged reopening of WA's borders, starting with SA and NT. The Minister responds that the CHO advised maintaining border closures to limit COVID-19 reintroduction.
AnsweredQoN 618Legislative Council
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CORONAVIRUS — INTERSTATE BORDER
RESTRICTIONS
618. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
Can
the minister please provide the specific health advice he has received from the
state's Chief Health Officer that recommends he not reopen the WA borders in a staged manner, starting
with South Australia and the Northern Territory?
RESTRICTIONS
618. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
Can
the minister please provide the specific health advice he has received from the
state's Chief Health Officer that recommends he not reopen the WA borders in a staged manner, starting
with South Australia and the Northern Territory?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The Chief Health Officer has
advised that the border closures that are currently in place, which include the
closure of borders with South Australia and the Northern Territory, should be
maintained in order to limit the risk that COVID-19 will be reintroduced into
the Western Australian community, and to operate as a significant control of
the potential transmission of COVID-19 at a time when the state is easing
restrictions and assessing the impact on the potential spread of the virus.
some notice of the question.
The Chief Health Officer has
advised that the border closures that are currently in place, which include the
closure of borders with South Australia and the Northern Territory, should be
maintained in order to limit the risk that COVID-19 will be reintroduced into
the Western Australian community, and to operate as a significant control of
the potential transmission of COVID-19 at a time when the state is easing
restrictions and assessing the impact on the potential spread of the virus.
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