Coronavirus Australia: NSW and Victoria to scrap isolation rules for household contacts

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By Pelumi Emmanuel

Published: April 19, 2022 | 9:47 AM GMT

Isolation requirements for household contacts of Covid-19 cases will be scrapped within days.

Both NSW and Victoria are expected to abolish one of the last remaining restrictions with the Omicron wave now past its peak.

It means people who live with an infected case will no longer need to isolate at home for seven days.

There has been mounting pressure for isolation restrictions to be eased amid a critical labour shortage across Australia.

Senior members of NSW’s COVID and Economic Recovery Committee met on Tuesday night to discuss a possible overhaul of restrictions.

It comes after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews hinted restrictions will end ‘very, very soon’.

Government sources revealed state health minister Martin Foley will announce changes to household contact rules and mask rules in the next two days which will come into effect by Saturday at the latest.

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