Based on the latest health advice, more of Western Australia’s COVID-19 public health measures will be scrapped as of Wednesday, June 1.
Unvaccinated Australians or permanent residents returning to Western Australia from overseas will no longer be quarantined for seven days, and the previous weekly cap of 70 unvaccinated returning Australians will no longer apply.
However, unvaccinated non-Australians are still required to be vaccinated in order to visit Australia under federal orders.
Another major change will be the updating of the mandatory vaccination policy to only pertain to those working with the most vulnerable populations.
Therefore, healthcare and support workers in hospital and healthcare settings, residential aged care workers, and disability workers will need to be triple dosed, but the mandate for workers in other sectors will be removed, aligning with most other Australian jurisdictions….