Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly applauds WA for strict border control

August 24, 2021

The chief medical officer gave one state a surprise shout-out in a press conference on Sunday, praising strong border control for an extraordinary result.

Speaking to reporters, Professor Paul Kelly said Western Australia has done "extremely well" in the battle against the virus, placing it as one of the "only places in the world" that has avoided disaster.

"The only places in the world that have not seen any Covid at all ... would be some of the Pacific Island countries and that's because they've essentially been cut off from the rest of the world for the last 18 months," he said.

Read more: https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/australia/live-covid-updates-melbourne-lockdown-nsw-cases/live-coverage/ba49f0a2dc9514684f901d375108783b

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