ACT poised to scrap isolation rules for household contacts after NSW, Victoria ditch quarantine

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The ACT government says it will try to align its health orders with the two states, but some restrictions will remain.

Health orders requiring Canberrans to isolate for a week if someone in their home has COVID-19 are likely to be scrapped, following similar decisions in New South Wales and Victoria.The ACT will announce on Thursday when it will follow NSW and Victoria's decisions to drop household contact isolation rules

"The ACT government is keen to ensure that ACT public health directions are consistent with settings in NSW and Victoria to the greatest extent possible, taking account of our local circumstances," she said . Canberra businesses have welcomed the pending changes, saying the isolation rules for household contacts have caused severe staffing shortages.

"Because we're such a small team, when one's out, everyone's either isolating or they're out or we're waiting for the next person to get it," she said."We've tried working offsite, we've tried bringing in people who might be able to help, but floristry is a skilled business — you can't just call on anyone to help."

 

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