Updated.
April 13, 2020 14: 02:38
Health Minister Roger Cook states WA will be able to seriously review its social distancing rules once it has seen a continual duration of very low case numbers, but is alerting the state might still see a resurgence of COVID-19
Bottom line:
- Social distancing rules and border closures will not be lifted anytime quickly
- Talks are underway for private labs to do some COVID-19 screening
- Police have applauded people for their behaviour over the Easter weekend
However he stated WA was seeing “unequivocally multitudes” of coronavirus cases, with brand-new recorded infections dropping as low as three on Sunday and eight on Saturday
WA’s success in “flattening the curve” has led to factor to consider of relieving or tweaking some constraints, but Mr Cook stressed a lot of the most serious steps would remain for months to come.
” We truly need to make certain we consolidate the gains we have actually made, by continuing to have social distancing and border-like measures,” he informed ABC Radio Perth.
But Mr Co