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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos and Tamsin Rose

Victoria and NSW ease Covid restrictions but indoor mask mandates remain for now

A woman scans a QR code to enter a store
NSW and Victoria have announced an easing of Covid restrictions, with both states to remove mandatory QR code check-ins for retail stores. Photograph: Sandra Sanders/Reuters

Restrictions introduced to curb the spread of Omicron across Australia’s two most populous states will be eased over the next week as cases continue to drop in New South Wales and Victoria.

The changes, similar across both states, will begin to take effect from Friday. However, the lifting of the indoor mask mandate remains another week away.

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