Visitors to aged care facilities will no longer have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and masks are no longer required on public transport, following a lifting of mandates by the South Australian state government.
Premier Peter Malinauskas said the mandates will be lifted following advice from the Acting Chief Public Health Officer Chris Lease.
"I think this is another step forward in terms of the management of the pandemic," he said.
"We have made it really clear that as a government, we are determined to relax restrictions as soon as it is safe to do so."
Since December, visitors to any residential aged care facility in South Australia have been required to show proof of double vaccination as a condition of entry.
From Friday, there will be no restrictions on visitors to aged care facilities based on their vaccination status.
There will also no longer be a cap on number of visitors, if less than 70 per cent of the residents are vaccinated.
The public transport mask mandate will be lifted from tomorrow.
Mr Malinauskas said keeping South Australia's restrictions consistent with what was happening interstate was a factor in the decision.
"We are now in a situation most jurisdictions around the country don't have mask wearing requirements on public transport," he said.
"Of course you are welcome to wear masks if that is a choice that is made by that individual, but from now on, it will be choice."
Masks have been mandatory on trams, trains and buses since July last year.
However, compliance in South Australia has been low in recent months, as observed by Adelaide epidemiologist and biostatistician Adrian Esterman.
Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory have already removed mask mandates on public transport.
From Friday, the requirement for QR codes to be used at hospitals, disability care facilities and health care settings will also be lifted.
