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Australia’s most locked down state announces end of workers’ vaccine mandates, airport masks and other Covid restrictions – here’s all you need to know

    • Masks will no longer be required in Victorian airport terminals, just on flights
    • Visitor caps at residential aged care and disability facilities will be scrapped
    • Need for third dose of vaccine scrapped for workers in a range of industries 
    • People with Covid will be allowed to drive other household members to work 
    • The new Victorian Covid rules will take effect at 11.59pm next Saturday, June 24

    By Ashley Nickel For Daily Mail Australia

    Published: 11:28 AEST, 18 June 2022 | Updated: 11:35 AEST, 18 June 2022

    Victoria has announced several Covid rules will be lifted next Saturday including most vaccine mandates and the need for masks in airports.

    The Andrews Government announced on Saturday masks will no longer be required in airport terminals from 11.59pm on June 24.

    Masks will remain mandatory on domestic flights, public transport, rideshare vehicle, hospitals, and care facilities. 

    The third vaccine mandate for workers in education, quarantine accommodation, food distribution and meat and seafood processing have now been lifted. 

    Visitor caps at residential aged care and disability facilities will also be scrapped but visitors will still be required to return a negative RAT test.

    People who are infected with Covid will still be required to isolate for seven days but can drive other household members to school or work as long as the infected person does not leave the vehicle.

    General employees will no longer be required to work from home if they aren’t double vaccinated. 

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