On Friday, New Zealand paused travel between New Zealand and Western Australia after the Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan announced a three-day snap lockdown for the city of Perth and the Peel region. It comes after a snap lockdown was announced in the state of Western Australia last Thursday. “The advice is that the Perth cluster appears to be contained and the post-lockdown transition response measures the Western Australia Government introduced will provide an additional layer of assurance.”READ MORE:* Trans-Tasman bubble: Decision on travel to Western Australia out today as Perth's lockdown ends* Covid-19: No new cases for Perth on Anzac Day as lockdown measures set to continue* Trans-Tasman bubble: Travel paused between New Zealand and Western Australia due to Covid-19 outbreak* Trans-tasman bubble: Force v Reds Super Rugby AU clash goes ahead with crowd despite looming Covid-19 lockdownOn Tuesday, the Ministry of Health confirmed a man was able to travel from Perth to Australia while travel between Western Australia and New Zealand was paused. McGowan has flagged that he might consider banning people from certain countries from entering Western Australia, depending on outbreak levels. The latest lock down in Western Australia has increased tensions between the state and the Australian commonwealth Government over responsibility for quarantine facilities.

Source: Stuff April 27, 2021 05:14 UTC