Covid rules Victoria

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New COVID-19 rules mark a shift in how we manage pandemic (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Only a fraction of COVID-19 cases in Australia are being diagnosed and reported and the strict household contact rules may be discouraging people from ...

Our risk of new infections will fall as more people get vaccinated and the proportion of people with a history of infection rises. Unfortunately, we may never have sufficient immunity at the population level to prevent the COVID-19 virus from establishing new waves of infections, because there is too much immunity-escape occurring between variants. We end up with more people away from work or school who will not develop an infection and be a risk to others. But only a fraction of cases are diagnosed and reported and the strict rules around household contacts may discourage a person from testing because of the impact a positive diagnosis can have on his or her housemates. Isolation rules also only apply for seven days from the index case’s positive test, or from a person’s last contact with an index case, if they continue to test negative during that time. Many infections in the community are never identified because people are asymptomatic and have no known exposure that would prompt them to test.

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

Retail groups rejoice at roll back of COVID rules - Ragtrader (Ragtrader)

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the National Retail Association (NRA) have praised the Victorian and New South Wales governments' decision to ...

"In the past two years we have mitigated the risks as much as possible, at times to the detriment of the retail and hospitality workforce. "Isolation rules have been critical in reducing the severity of infection rates, but as vaccination rates peak, close contacts who are vaccinated should be able to continue to work, or we will continually have large numbers of people out of the workforce. For those in New South Wales, the rules come into effect at 6pm, while those in Victoria have to wait to 11.59pm.

COVID-19 isolation rules easing (Ballarat Courier)

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 suit ...

The government would work with unions to determine which industries would still require workers to be vaccinated, with the health and education sectors likely to keep the vaccine mandate. The seven-day home quarantine for household contacts will be scrapped in NSW at 6pm on Friday and 11.59pm in Victoria. Close contacts will have to undertake daily rapid antigen tests, wear masks indoors and work from home where possible. These changes (are) another mark in our COVID journey." 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 suit. ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith has indicated the nation's capital will make a similar announcement on Thursday. "The ACT government is keen to ensure that ACT public health directions are consistent with settings in NSW and Victoria to the greatest extent possible, taking account of our local circumstances," she told the ABC. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the easing of restrictions was an important milestone for the state after an "incredibly challenging" two years. From April 30 hotel quarantine for unvaccinated international returning travellers will also end in NSW, while social distancing on public transport will also be ditched, but masks will still be required for commuters as well as on planes, inside airports and cruise terminals.

Australia records another 43 COVID-19 deaths as ACT expected to ... (SBS)

Australia records another 43 COVID-19 deaths as the ACT government suggests it will follow VIC and NSW in scrapping close contact isolation rules.

These changes (are) another mark in our COVID journey." These changes (are) another mark in our COVID journey." There are 248 people with COVID-19 in Western Australia hospitals, including nine in ICU; 58 people are hospitalised in Tasmania, including one in ICU, and 58 people hospitalised in Queensland have the virus, including one in ICU. There are 248 people with COVID-19 in Western Australia hospitals, including nine in ICU; 58 people are hospitalised in Tasmania, including one in ICU, and 58 people hospitalised in Queensland have the virus, including one in ICU. Some 1,641 people are hospitalised with COVID-19 in NSW, including 69 in intensive care units (ICU), and there are 444 patients with the virus in Victorian hospitals, including 35 in ICU. Some 1,641 people are hospitalised with COVID-19 in NSW, including 69 in intensive care units (ICU), and there are 444 patients with the virus in Victorian hospitals, including 35 in ICU.