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Western Australia is set to take down its border to Queensland and New South Wales on Monday, AAP reports.
Entry to WA will be permitted but two weeks of self-quarantine and a test will still be needed.
Hello, and welcome to the Guardian’s global Covid-19 live blog for Saturday. I’m Josh Taylor and I will be with you through the next few hours.
Here’s some of what has happened in the past day:
