From tonight, Tasmanians won't need to use the check-in mobile app when entering most venues.
It comes as the state reaches the point of living "confidently" with COVID-19.
Although most venues will be dropping the check-in requirement, it will still be mandatory at some high-risk venues.
Here's what you need to know.
Why is the government stepping away from check-in requirements?
From 6pm tonight, people in Tasmania can stop checking in when visiting most venues.
The Check In TAS app has been in place since December 2020, when the pandemic started.
Since then, it has been used for 142 million check-ins across more than 56,000 venues.
So, why is the state stepping away from it?
Premier Peter Gutwein said the blanket use of the app was no longer necessary because the state's COVID case numbers had been "holding steady".
Tasmania today recorded 623 new cases, taking the state's total to 3,406. So far, more than 34,000 people in the state have recovered from COVID-19.
The state also has a high vaccination rate, with more than 99 per cent of people aged 12 and over having had at least one shot of a vaccine.
More than 96 per cent of people aged 12 and older have had two doses.
“Our strong vaccination status continues to serve our state well," Mr Gutwein said.
Mr Gutwein said the state's hospitalisation rate had also been "much lower" than initially feared — another sign the state was ready to drop some requirements.
But Mr Gutwein said while people now had "confidence" the state was getting on top of the pandemic, there might still be "twists and turns" along the way, which was why the check-in requirement would remain for some venues.
Here's where you do and don't have to check in
At the "majority" of venues, such as cafes, shops, schools, hospitals and aged care facilities, you don't have to check in anymore.
But you do have to register your visits to businesses where there's a high risk of transmission.
These venues include bars, pubs, clubs, gaming rooms and casinos as well as major events.
The state government has asked that the businesses where checking in is no longer necessary to keep their QR code in a drawer in case it's needed in the future.
Mr Gutwein said: “We want the infrastructure to be available, should we need to step it back up again."
Government reducing number of quarantine hotels
As more people with COVID-19 recover at home, the state won't need the services of hotels that have been used as quarantine facilities.
The state government will keep just three hotels for quarantine purposes, dropping the rest.
The Ibis in Hobart, Peppers Seaport in Launceston and Sunrise in Devonport will continue operating as quarantine facilities for those people who are unable to isolate at home.
In the coming weeks, the government will review other COVID-19 protocols, including whether mask mandate is still required.
