Mandatory COVID-19 isolation will end on October 14 for everyone, the National Cabinet has decided.
Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly announced on Friday there would be support for some workers in high-risk settings to be able to continue isolation if needed, but everyone else can just carry about their lives as normal if they contract COVID.
The National Cabinet agreed to continue targeted financial support for casual workers to be able to isolate as well as workers in aged care, disability care, Aboriginal health care and hospital care.
Federal sick-leave support payments for people with COVID who are not in those industries will also end from October 14.
BREAKING: National Cabinet has agreed to scrap isolation rules. Mandate will remain for aged care and hospital workers, but other than that- for all intents and purposes- the pandemic is over. No more stay at home orders for people with Covid. @9NewsAUS
