Australia’s Covid isolation period is CUT from seven days to five and mandatory masks on planes are OVER, PM announces
Australia will reduce its mandatory Covid isolation period from seven days to five and mandatory masks on planes will be abolished, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced.
National cabinet met on Wednesday and agreed isolation periods would be cut for Covid sufferers who have no symptoms.
There are some exceptions to the rule. Symptomatic patients have been told to stay home and workers in ‘high risk’ settings such as aged, disability and home care will be required to stay home for a full seven days.
The change will come into force on Friday, September 9. Paid pandemic leave payments will continue for the five day period.
Masks on domestic flights will be abolished from the same date.
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