Facemasks will no longer be mandatory in Western Australia from midnight as the last of Perth’s strict lockdown measures eases.
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan confirmed on Saturday the last of the restrictions would be eased after no new local cases of coronavirus were recorded overnight.
In addition, no cases were recorded in hotel quarantine either.
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Under the eased restrictions, masks will no longer be mandatory across the state from midnight Sunday.
Some restrictions, including capacity rules, restrictions on remote Aboriginal communities and mandatory contact registration, will still remain.
The easing comes after Perth and the Peel and South West regions went into a five-day snap lockdown on January 31 when a hotel security guard in Perth tested positive for COVID-19.
The lockdown ended February 5 but restrictions on mask wearing, limited gatherings and four-square metre rules have remained in place.
NSW travellers will be allowed into WA from Tuesday, provided they fill out a declaration form upon entering the state.
Mr McGowan confirmed on Saturday there were no flights to Perth from the Terminal 4 at Tullamarine Airport, in Melbourne, on February 9.
“There was some concerns there may have been flights out of there on that day,” Mr McGowan said.
Only one flight from Melbourne carrying 80 people arrived in Perth prior to the hard border closure coming into place in Victoria.
“All of those people have been tested on board and they have all gone into quarantine,” Mr McGowan said.
Four people were refused entry into Western Australia yesterday due to recently travelling to Victoria.
Mr McGowan said it was a harsh but necessary measure to keep people safe.