Dr Robertson said the 2-square-metre rule remained at non-seated venues such as music festivals and the casino because the mixing of people was far greater.
Mr McGowan revealed WA had received 21,000 doses of the Astra Zenica vaccine, which would start being administered on Sunday.
A new vaccine clinic will also be established at Perth Convention Centre to begin the next phase of the program for critical and high-risk workers including health, police and emergency services staff.
Mr McGowan also announced Victoria was on track to be downgraded from a low risk state to a very low risk state by March 15, removing all restrictions on travel between the two states.
If the reclassification does go ahead it will be the first time all states were deemed very low risk since the classification system was introduced.
The announcement came in the same week that the Indian Pacific transcontinental train will arrive in WA for the first time since March 21, 2020.
WA’s international arrival cap has also increased from 512 to 900 this week and will return to 1025 from March 26.
New restrictions from March 15
Increased capacity of up to 75 per cent will be allowed at outdoor and indoor venues including:
- restaurants, cafes, food courts, and bars;
- indoor and outdoor auditoriums and amphitheatres;
- theatres;
- concert halls;
- cinemas;
- comedy lounges;
- performing arts centres;
- places of worship;
- function centres;
- community, recreation or youth centre or facilities, including community halls and sporting clubs including but not limited to:
- Community halls, sporting clubs, Returned and Services League facilities and Police and Community Youth Centres;
- WA’s major stadiums (Optus Stadium, HBF Park, RAC Arena, HBF Stadium – Main Arena);
- funeral parlours.
The 2-square-metre rule will continue to apply to all other unfixed seating venues and facilities including:
- nightclubs;
- unseated events/festivals (music, beer, wine, cultural etc.);
- galleries;
- libraries;
- Sport and recreation facilities including gyms, recreation centres, group fitness classes and indoor and outdoor swimming pools
- museums;
- amusement parks;
- wildlife parks and the zoo;
- adult entertainment premises (including but not limited to strip clubs, brothels and sex on premises venues);
- Outdoor venues with unfixed seating, including pop-up bars and outdoor cinemas
- Events with a COVID Event Plan
- Pop-up events (i.e. Fringe festival – tents with auditorium seating for performances)
- casino and gambling venues; and
- arcades.
