Western Australia Likely to Continue Zero-COVID Strategy, Despite Vaccine Roadmap

Western Australia Likely to Continue Zero-COVID Strategy, Despite Vaccine Roadmap
WA Premier Mark McGowan speaks to media at Dumas House in Perth, Australia on Apr. 23, 2021. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images
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West Australian (WA) Premier Mark McGowan has suggested the state will continue to pursue a zero-COVID strategy even when 80 percent of the population has been vaccinated. This is despite agreeing to a national cabinet plan to relax restrictions once that benchmark was reached.

It also follows a decision by the WA government to impose hard borders on visitors from New South Wales (NSW).

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