The WA branch of the Australian Nursing Federation has called for greater restrictions as the state attempts to get on top of the latest COVID-19 cluster

WA recorded five new Omicron COVID-19 cases on Sunday, all linked to the massage spa in Applecross cluster.

There are now 81 active Omicron cases in the state.

It also comes as Premier Mark McGowan reintroduced a mask-wearing mandate for residents in the Perth and Peel region.

ANF State Secretary Mark Olson stopped short of calling for a lockdown, but said more needs to be done to prevent the spread.

“On January 31 last year we went into a five-day lockdown … and that was all over one case,” ANF State Secretary Mark Olson said on 6PR Mornings.

“And it wasn’t Delta, and it wasn’t Omicron.

“Now we’ve got dozens of cases … there is a marked difference between the response of the government last year, and the response today.

“Now I’d hate to think that the only reason we went into a lockdown last year was that the government and the Premier were six weeks out from an election.

“I would hate to think that was the reason.”

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