COVID still a live threat for many in WA as major health measure scrapped

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Outside of high-risk settings, the vast majority of WA's COVID rules are gone, marking a new phase of the pandemic.

West Australians are no longer required to wear masks on public transport, taxis or rideshares.Western Australia's mask mandate on all public and passenger transport is over, marking the end of most of the state's COVID public health measures outside of hospitals and aged care.Expert says government needs to continue monitoring casesWhile still encouraged in crowded indoor settings, face masks are no longer required on buses, trains, taxis, rideshares and domestic flights.

And WA's daily COVID reports have come to an end, with case numbers, deaths and other figures to be published once a week.The easing of most public health measures comes as case numbers continue to decline across Australia. The Chung Wah Association surveyed people at their community aged care centres, and found the majority would continue wearing masks on public transport."Around 75 per cent of them, they say they will continue to wear masks even after the lifting of these rules," chief executive Theresa Kwok said.

 

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lol clowns

It is a live threat for us all 🤷

I'm beginning to suspect that this whole covid thing is a bit of a beat-up.

Lol

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