West Australians will be required to keep wearing face masks indoors for another week after emerging from a Covid-19 lockdown.
Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed some interim restrictions will remain for Perth and the Peel region until 12:01am on Saturday, May 8.
It comes after WA recorded a fifth straight day of no locally acquired cases, having completed a snap long-weekend lockdown.
Masks will not be required outdoors from this Saturday unless physical distancing is not possible, such as at major sporting events.
Face masks will no longer be mandatory outdoors in Perth and the Peel region from Saturday but they will still be compulsory in indoor settings until 12:01am on May 8
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The state opposition has blasted Premier Mark McGowan for his handling of the hotel quarantine system. Photo / Getty Images
The state opposition has blasted Premier Mark McGowan for his handling of the hotel quarantine system. Photo / Getty Images
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By: Angie Raphael
Western Australia has recorded one new local case in the community of Covid-19 overnight, as the Premier renewed his push for Commonwealth facilities to be used instead of hotels.
The state is on day one of a three-day lockdown, sparked after a 54-year-old Victorian man unwittingly contracted Covid-19 in quarantine at the Mercure Hotel then spread the virus to a friend before leaving Perth.