- Australia will end the mandatory five-day home quarantine for COVID-infected people on Oct 14, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, even as some doctors warned the move would put the public at risk.
- The decision to let COVID-infected Australians decide whether they need to isolate or not removes one of country’s last remaining restrictions from the pandemic era, and comes about a month after the quarantine period was cut to five days from seven.
- People admitted to hospitals from the virus and the number of infected have been trending lower after a major Omicron outbreak during the winter.
Australia to end mandatory 5-day home quarantine for COVID-infected people on Oct 14
