ACT ditches COVID close-contact isolation

Household COVID-19 contact quarantine rules have been ditched in the ACT, as a leading epidemiologist warns Australia could rue further relaxing restrictions. The seven-day mandatory isolation for close contacts was scrapped in NSW and Victoria last week, with the nation’s capital following suit on Tuesday. Queensland’s quarantine requirements will be eased for asymptomatic close contacts […]

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