Queensland is set to scrap the close contact isolation requirement, along with other Covid restrictions as the state heads towards a “new normal”.
On Thursday April 28 from 6pm in Queensland, close contacts of positive cases will no longer be required to isolate for seven days as the state learns to live with Covid.
Close contacts will now be required to wear face masks in indoor settings when they leave the home, avoid “high-risk” settings such as hospitals, and use rapid antigen tests every two days to monitor results.
Residents will still need to contact their employer and alert them of their Covid status.
Residents will no longer need to show their vaccination passports or check-in when entering pubs, clubs, cafes or restaurants.
The major shift comes after the state is believed to have passed the peak of their latest Omicron surge.
The state is also set to welcome unvaccinated international arrivals from Thursday.
Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath praised the state’s vaccination rates that encouraged the government to ease restrictions in a press conference on Friday.
“I do want to thank all Queenslanders for the tremendous work that they have done in managing the virus and following the restrictions so far,” she said.
“We are still above the low threshold mark after our first wave of Omicron.”
The changes comes as the state has 45,131 active cases including 8808 new infections on Friday.
Five people have died in the most recent 24-hour reporting period.
There are currently 528 people who are hospitalised with Covid – 18 are in ICU.
More than 92 per cent of the Queensland population are fully vaccinated.
