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Royal Perth Hospital worker placed into quarantine following second breach involving COVID-positive patient updated 2 The breach happened when a staff member removed their surgical mask prematurely. ( Share Print text only Cancel There has been a second COVID-19 breach at Royal Perth Hospital, prompting a full review of the hospital s policies and procedures. Key points: It has sparked a full review of Royal Perth Hospital s procedures Authorities have described the risk of transmission as very low The second breach involved a staff member removing their surgical mask prematurely as they exited the hospital room of the COVID-positive captain of the bulk-carrier MV AquaGenie on Sunday. ....
Print text only Cancel A woman in her 40s believed to have the second case of blood clots linked to AstraZeneca in Australia developed the symptoms about two weeks after receiving her vaccination, according to the WA Health Minister. Key points: She was flown to a Darwin hospital after falling ill The case is similar to others in Europe who developed a rare clotting disorder The woman received her vaccination in mid-March as part of the 1A/1B cohort and reported to the emergency department of a WA regional hospital about a fortnight later, Roger Cook said. She was then flown to Royal Darwin Hospital. ....
Coronavirus vaccine rollout begins in Western Australia with two hotel quarantine nurses MonMonday 22 updated MonMonday 1 MarMarch 2021 at 12:42am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch Share Print text only Cancel Two hotel quarantine nurses have become the first people in Western Australia to be given the COVID-19 vaccine. Key points: More than 200 people will receive the shot in WA today WA Premier Mark McGowan says the vaccine will save lives Four thousand five hundred doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine arrived at Perth Airport yesterday and were stored overnight in a Perth Children s Hospital (PCH) pharmacy freezer at minus 80 degrees Celsius. ....
Pfizer coronavirus vaccines to arrive in Perth this weekend with high-risk workers a priority for initial 5,000 doses ThuThursday 18 updated ThuThursday 18 WA s coronavirus vaccine roll-out will begin with frontline quarantine and border workers. ( Print text only Cancel Western Australia is set to receive its first 5,000 doses of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine this weekend. Key points: Frontline quarantine and border workers are first eligible The roll-out will expand to other groups at the end of March WA Premier Mark McGowan said quarantine and international border workers would be among the first West Australians to be eligible for the vaccine. Our quarantine hotel workers, including hotel staff, cleaners, police, security and clinical staff working in our quarantine facilities are at higher risk of contracting the virus, so it makes sense that they are prioritised, he said. ....
WA s coronavirus hard border with Victoria to be lifted on Saturday but quarantine still required WedWednesday 17 updated WedWednesday 17 Travellers from Victoria will be allowed into WA from this weekend under the changes. ( Share Print text only Cancel The WA Government plans to reclassify Victoria as low risk from Saturday, removing its hard border with the state and allowing travellers to head west without an exemption. Key points: From this weekend, travellers from Victoria will be allowed into WA But they must still self-quarantine and undertake COVID-19 testing The hard border with Victoria was reintroduced last week in response to a cluster of cases linked to a hotel quarantine worker in Melbourne. ....