Changes will include:

Vaccination and check in

• Patrons won’t be required to have 2 doses or show their vaccination status before entering any venue.
• The requirement for staff and patrons of venues to check-in using the Service Victoria app will end, with operators not required to keep any attendance records or maintain a COVID-19 Check-in Marshal.
• The existing 2-dose and 3-dose vaccination mandates for workers are still required.

Face masks

• Face masks will no longer be required in hospitality and retail settings, or at events of any size.
• Face masks will still be required on public transport and at airports – excluding airport workers who aren’t public facing – and in sensitive settings.

Quarantine and isolation

• Close contacts will no longer have to quarantine – provided they wear a face mask indoors and avoid sensitive settings. They will also need to undertake at least 5 negative rapid tests over the seven days that would previously have been the self-quarantine period.
• The requirement to isolate for 7 days following a COVID-19 diagnosis remains.

Workplace contacts

• Individuals will be required to notify their workplace contacts, in addition to informing their social contacts.
• Workplaces won’t have to individually identify and notify each potentially exposed worker.
• It is recommended to work from home if you're a close contact exempt from quarantine.

Events with more than 30,000 people will no longer require public health pre-approval.

COVIDSafe Plans are still required in all workplaces.

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