Dr Coatsworth says he respects the authority of state leaders to dictate their own timelines for reopening borders.
Premier Mark McGowan has refused to put a date on welcoming interstate visitors and is likely to further ease restrictions within WA before opening the border. Mr Miles said the state will be closed until at least July 10, when the next easing of restrictions is triggered, although the reopening date may even stretch beyond that if Victoria cannot get on top of outbreaks."The last thing we want to do is lift the borders, have lots of people come here for school holidays, spread coronavirus in our state, and then force us to go backwards on restrictions," Mr Miles said.
Unless you are protesting leftist ideology right?
Different transmission control measures should ALL be done and they are mutually non-exclusive in nature. There are pieces of evidence that 1.5m distancing is not a panacea and there’s still a possibility of spreading COVID19. Do all we can do. publichealth
It shouldn’t be either/or, it should be both physical distancing AND masks, for when you can’t help but be in close proximity.
I think if the plan is open more places (libraries, museums, cinemas, schools) it is important people wear masks, it's almost impossible to stay all the time 1.5m distance and a facemask could help with this. There are diy masks we could wear and every country does, why not us?