COVID restrictions Victoria

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End to COVID rules in sight: Premier wants to scrap remaining ... (The Age)

Premier Daniel Andrews intends to end the pandemic declaration in July, in a move that would see Victoria free of all COVID-19 restrictions.

Pre-departure tests for unvaccinated air crew will also be lifted; - International travellers who are symptom-free will not be required to test on arrival, and unvaccinated travellers will no longer have to quarantine for seven days. Premier Daniel Andrews intends to end the pandemic declaration in July and scrap all remaining COVID-19 restrictions, as Victoria prepares for sweeping changes to the rules to take effect on Friday.

Covid-19 isolation rules end TOMORROW in NSW and Victoria (Daily Mail)

On the eve of COVID-19 isolation rules being ditched for household contacts of people with the virus in NSW and Victoria, the ACT is expected to follow ...

Industry groups welcomed the easing of restrictions, which they say will help address staffing shortages, particularly in retail and hospitality. The seven day home quarantine for household contacts will be scrapped in NSW at 6pm on Friday and 11.59pm in Victoria. The seven-day home quarantine for household contacts will be scrapped in NSW at 6pm on Friday and 11.59pm in Victoria.

Epidemiologists split over easing of Covid restrictions in NSW and ... (The Guardian)

While business groups celebrate change to isolation rules, some experts remain cautious.

That’s twice as many as the combined number of deaths in 2020 and 2021.” “The message that it sends on Friday is basically that it’s all over, the pandemic is in the past tense. The head of the epidemiological modelling unit at Monash University, Dr James Trauer, agreed. The days of overzealous Covid rules are over.” “I don’t think it’s been thought through particularly carefully. I don’t think there’s a clear strategy.

NSW and Victoria have relaxed isolation guidelines for close ... (ABC News)

COVID-19 isolation rules for close contacts will be scrapped in New South Wales and Victoria this Friday. Here's what you need to know and what other states ...

- In Queensland: Vaccinated international travellers will still need to get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result. - In Tasmania: Quarantine for seven days - In Queensland: Quarantine for seven days

All the New COVID Restrictions Being Repealed in Victoria (The Latch)

Victoria's Health Minister Martin Foley has confirmed that his state will repeal a raft of remaining COVID restrictions, bringing the state that much closer ...

Victoria has said that it will not repeal the controversial vaccine mandates for key workers. That’s twice as many as the combined number of deaths in 2020 and 2021.” - Close contacts will no longer need to isolate for seven days. And it’s clearly not. I don’t know what our objectives are anymore.” - International travellers will no longer need to have a COVID test on arrival and unvaccinated travellers will no longer need to quarantine.

All the Victorian Coronavirus Restrictions Easing From This Weekend (Broadsheet)

Can I leave my mask at home? What are the new rules for close contacts? How long am I exempt from isolating if I've already had Covid?

They’ll still be required on public transport and at airports, and in sensitive health, aged-care and justice settings. You will need to do at least five negative RATS over the seven days you would have otherwise been isolating, though. • If you’re a close contact of someone who tests positive for Covid-19, you’ll no longer need to isolate at home for seven days – as long as you wear a mask indoors and avoid sensitive settings.

'A sense of freedom': Small businesses and industry groups ... (SmartCompany.com.au)

Changes to face mask requirements, check-ins, and COVID-19 quarantine rules are on the way for Victoria and New South Wales.

“That’s in the best interest of the public,” he said. “The removal of these isolation requirements in NSW and Victoria are an important step on the path towards living with COVID-19 and are an example for the other jurisdictions to follow,” said Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra. “A lot of our staff, younger staff, and they find it hard to deal with that sort of confrontation, where they ask someone to check in and they don’t, you know, so we provided a lot of coaching towards that conflict resolution.” “Our staff felt a lot of pressure from the public,” Tayeh said. In a significant move for public-facing businesses, Victoria will also drop the requirement for patrons to check-in with their vaccine certificate to enter a hospitality venue, meaning Victorians will no longer need to prove they have received two doses of the vaccine before stepping inside a business. Face masks will no longer be required in Victorian hospitality and retail venues from midnight Friday, a move Tayeh said would provide staff with “a sense of freedom”.