WA to drop public transport, taxi and rideshare mask requirements
WA will drop mask requirements on all public and passenger transport from next Friday, September 9.
Mask wearing will still be required for high-risk settings such as hospitals, prisons and aged and disability care facilities.
Masks will also not be required on interstate and intrastate flights. Credit:iStock
The government is continuing to encourage people to wear masks in crowded indoor settings when people can’t physically distance themselves from each other.
In line with the National Cabinet’s decisions, also effective from next Friday, isolation requirements for COVID-19 positive cases and close contacts of COVID-19 positive cases will be reduced from seven days to five, providing people have no symptoms.
Staff, patients and visitors may only enter high risk facilities including hospitals, residential aged care facilities and disability support accommodation facilities if it has been seven days since they were identified as a case or a close contact.
As always, people should stay home if unwell and only leave isolation once all symptoms have cleared.
Visitation limits will also be eased for residential aged and disability care facilities.
From Friday, September 2, these facilities will be able to determine for themselves the number of visitors permitted per resident each day.
Proof of vaccination will also still be required for aged care facilities.
Testing and isolating early is the most effective way to limit the spread of COVID-19 and free RATs can be easily accessed. Visit wa.gov.au for more information.
“These changing protocols follow the latest public health advice, however it’s important we all remain vigilant and remember the basic public health behaviours,” Premier Mark McGowan said in a statement.
“We are not out of this pandemic yet, and if necessary we will reintroduce public
health measures if circumstances change.”
The mask mandate relaxation includes all interstate and intrastate aircraft, public transport and rideshare.
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