RULES CHANGING IN VICTORIA FROM 11.59PM ON FRIDAY, APRIL 22:
* Close contacts don't need to quarantine for seven days, as long as they wear a mask indoors, avoid "sensitive" settings and have at least five negative rapid tests over seven days
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* Vaccination mandates and check-ins for venues scrapped
* Masks no longer required in primary schools, early childhood, hospitality, retail settings, or at any event
* Hospital visitor restrictions lifted but masks still required
* No testing for symptom-free international travellers on arrival, although it's still recommended
* No quarantine for unvaccinated travellers
* People who have COVID-19 are exempt from testing or quarantining for 12 weeks post-infection, rather than eight weeks
RULES STAYING IN PLACE IN VICTORIA:
* People who test positive still need to isolate at home for seven days
* Visitor restrictions in care facilities - residents can have up to five visitors per day if they show a negative RAT or two visitors if no test is provided
* Masks in public transport, airports, sensitive health, aged care and justice settings
* Vaccine mandates for specific workforces such as health care, food distribution, emergency services and education
RULES CHANGING IN NSW FROM 6PM ON FRIDAY, APRIL 22:
* Close contacts don't need to isolate as long as they're symptom-free. But for seven days, they must stay away from aged care, hospitals, disability services and correctional facilities. They also need to wear a mask indoors, take daily RATs if leaving the house, work from home where possible, and avoid vulnerable people
* Vaccine mandates for key workforces are lifted, but staff in aged care and disability services still need to be vaccinated
RULES CHANGING IN NSW FROM APRIL 30:
* No quarantine for unvaccinated international returning travellers, but they must take a RAT within 24 hours of arrival
* Public transport capacity caps are lifted
RULES STAYING IN NSW:
* People who test positive to COVID-19 need to isolate at home for seven days
* Masks required on public transport, planes, indoors at airports, and cruise terminals.
