Peel and Perth's circuit breaker lockdown will end at 12.01am on July 3 after recording one new case of COVID-19 on Friday.
A 21-year-old woman, who was the partner of a previous case, tested positive on July 1 after returning two negative tests earlier in the week.
It is expected she wasn't in the community while infectious.
Post-lockdown interim restrictions will be in place for three days.
The restrictions include:
- Everyone must continue to wear a mask in indoor and outdoor public places, while at work and on public transport, unless exempt or for outdoor vigorous exercise;
- People who can work from home or remotely, are encouraged to do so;
- Limit of 10 visitors to all homes;
- Limit of 20 people for private outdoor gatherings;
- Four square metre capacity rule and 20 patron limit for restaurants, cafés, pubs, bars, casinos, nightclubs, entertainment venues and public venues - for seated food and drink service only;
- Four square metre capacity rule and 20 patron limit for beauty, nail and hair services;
- Public venues such as recreation centres, outdoor playgrounds, museums, swimming pools can open with the four square metre capacity rule and 20 patron limit in place;
- Universities, TAFEs and training services can reopen;
- Places of worship can open with four square metre capacity rule and 20 patron limit;
- Weddings and funerals can proceed with up to 20 guests;
- Professional and outdoor community sports, including training, are permitted, but without spectators. Indoor community sport is not permitted;
- Fitness venues including gyms, pilates, yoga, dance studios can open with four square metre capacity rule and 20 patron limit in place;
- No visitors to aged and disability facilities and hospitals, except for compassionate reasons and advocacy;
- No visitors to residential aged care and/or disability facilities except for exceptional circumstances such as essential care, compassionate reasons, end of life and advocacy; and,
- No visitors to hospitals except for compassionate reasons, end of life, accompanying a child or supporting a partner giving birth.
The intrastate Perth and Peel border will removed, meaning people can travel within WA, with the exception of some remote Aboriginal communities.
However, anyone who has been in Perth and Peel since Sunday, 27 June is subject to same mask wearing requirements and will not be allowed to visit hospitality, entertainment, recreation venues or other public gatherings. People are permitted to enter retail venues and purchase takeaway.
From 12.01am, July 6 further eased transitional restrictions will be in place before returning to Phase 5 at 12.01am on July 12.
This set of restrictions include:
- Masks will not be required outside where physical distancing is possible;
- Masks will remain mandatory for indoor public venues, including in the workplace and on public transport. Exemptions apply including for medical reasons and primary school aged children or younger. People should use common sense and take a mask with them whenever they leave home;
- 30 person limit will apply in all homes for indoor private gatherings and 150 person limit for outdoor private gatherings;
- 2 square metre capacity rule and 150 patron limit will apply to most venues, including weddings and funerals;
- Indoor and outdoor community sport will be able to resume with spectators;
- Patients in hospital, or people in aged care or a disability facility can have four personal visitors per day. Masks will remain mandatory for staff and visitors; and
- Major stadiums, including Optus Stadium, RAC Arena and HBF Park will be able to operate at 50 per cent capacity.
The outbreak was traced to a 51-year-old physiotherapist who recently returned to WA from NSW, where she contracted the Delta variant.
