Masks, QR Codes And Jab Certificates Set To End In Parts Of NSW

Premier Dominic Perrottet prepares to further ease COVID-19 restrictions in retail settings and restaurants on December 15 or when the state’s vaccination rates reach 95%. Venue density limits are also set to end alongside the easing of restrictions, allowing “people to get out and enjoy summer” while “providing a boost” to some of the industries that were hit hardest during the pandemic. School closures will end this Monday, however, with close-contacts no longer required to self-isolate. Negative PCR tests will need to be provided before attending school after a close contact.

High-risk venues including pubs, nightclubs, hospitals, gyms, hairdressers and beauty salons, funerals and indoor music festivals will still require QR code check-ins after December 15 to help with tracking. Premier Perrottet remarked that the state could confidently ease restrictions throughout December because of the high vaccination rates, with over 92% of eligible individuals having received two doses.