27/01/2022
What we are seeing with cases in regional WA is very concerning. We know how quickly Omicron spreads, and we know it doesn’t respect regional boundaries.
So, from 6.00pm tonight, the mask mandate will apply for all indoor public settings in the Great Southern and Wheatbelt regions.
This rule will also apply to anyone who has been in the Great Southern region or Wheatbelt region since Thursday, 20 January and has since travelled to another region.
Masks must be worn in all indoor public settings, including in vulnerable settings like aged care facilities and hospitals, with exemptions for people with disabilities, people doing vigorous exercise and children in primary school or younger.
All measures will be reviewed regularly and the Chief Health Officer will continue to monitor the serious situation. The mask mandate may need to be extended to other regions in the future.
The Department of Health is working through reported cases and is in the process of identifying close and casual contacts, and additional exposure sites.
If you have been to an exposure site which requires testing, or are showing symptoms, please get tested immediately and follow the health advice provided to you.
View the full list of testing clinics at www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/covidclinics