Annastacia Palaszczuk announces Queensland is SCRAPPING mask mandates and winding back restrictions at pubs and restaurants in Australia’s latest step toward normality
- Queensland’s mask mandate and density limits will end as of 6pm, March 4
- Masks still required on public transport, at airports, in aged and disability care
- Density limits to end in food courts, gyms, hairdressers, weddings and funerals
By Michael Pickering For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 10:52 AEDT, 22 February 2022 | Updated: 12:19 AEDT, 22 February 2022
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the end of masks and density limits in the state as the Omicron wave passes.
From 6pm, March 4, masks will no longer need to be worn in most settings in Queensland, including workplaces, school and shops.
Staff and patrons will not be required to wear them as cafes, pubs and restaurants.
Masks will still required on public transport, at airports, in aged and disability care and at prisons.
‘Smiles are back,’ Ms Palaszczuk said in making the announcement in the Queensland parliament on Tuesday morning.
