Mark McGowan

Politician
Premier of Western Australia

Overnight our hard border with the east got a lot harder.
WA’s border controls had served us extremely well for more than three months. Arrivals into WA, both international and domestic, have been hugely reduced.
The rest of the nation has looked to us for guidance - they have seen our success and have taken steps to follow our approach.
As a result, we successfully suppressed the virus in our State - we have no evidence of community spread.
And with the fastest easing of restrictions in the country, our lives have effectively got back to normal and our economy is recovering.
However, our success in WA has created new challenges and risks.
We must manage those challenges appropriately. If we don’t, we will risk everything we have worked so hard for.
As I have explained before, in recent days and weeks we have seen a gradual increase in people seeking to come to WA.
We had seen a significant increase in interstate travel, but with…

...... unser West Australian Premier heute auf FB:

The situation regarding COVID-19 around the world and in Victoria continues to evolve – with case numbers in some countries are at unbelievable levels and our friends in Victoria facing an extremely serious situation.

The level of community spread inside Victoria is something that we haven’t seen before in this country, and it’s a sobering reminder of why the measures we’ve had to put in place are so important.

There is no doubt about it – as a nation, we are entering a new and dangerous phase of this pandemic.

Today, I have been pleased to hear that common sense has prevailed and the border between Victoria and NSW will now close.

I think that’s a smart decision, and I think it has been long overdue.

Today I can report we have detected another three new cases of COVID-19 overnight, meaning we’ve now found nine new cases in the last two days.

However, all these new cases are all returned overseas travellers who flew into Perth…

Wo ist eure Grenze ?

Für uns sind bereits die verpflichtenden Masken auf einem Langstreckenflug indiskutabel. Jetzt setzt Qatar noch eines drauf und verlangt ein Face Shield Klick

Wie ich gelesen habe, wollen andere Airlines nachziehen. Die Vorstellung, fast 15 Stunden auf einem Flug nach Sydney eine Maske tragen zu müssen, ist für mich der absolute Horror. In der Konsequenz heißt das für uns, keine Flüge mehr bis sich etwas ändert. Wir sind auch überzeugte Bahnfahrer, aber aufgrund der Maskenpflicht wieder auf das Auto umgestiegen.

Das soll bitte keine Diskussion über den Sinn dieser Maßnahmen werden, sondern die einfache Frage, ob für euch das Fliegen unter diesen Bedingungen noch in Frage kommt. Denn Qatar schreibt ja u.a., die Passagiere sollen sich sicher fühlen und wieder mehr fliegen .....