Australia to end mandatory home isolation for COVID patients
Reuters
September 30, 2022 02:34 MYT
September 30, 2022 02:34 MYT
Australias Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds a bilateral meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (not pictured) in Tokyo, Japan, September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Pool
SYDNEY: Australia will end the mandatory five-day home quarantine for COVID-infected people on Oct. 14, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, as the country scrapped one of the last remaining restrictions from the pandemic era.
"We want a policy that promotes resilience and capacity-building and reduces a reliance on government intervention," Albanese said during a media briefing.
After largely containing the virus through tough border restrictions and snap lockdowns earlier in the pandemic, Australia began living with the virus from early this year through a staggered easing of curbs in the wake of higher vaccinations.