Queensland Is Scrapping Density Caps and Gathering Limits From March 4 — and Easing Indoor Mask Rules
With community transmission and hospital admission numbers decreasing, the Queensland Government is loosening rules around heading out, having people over to your house and masking up.
Brisbanites, your autumn plans just got bigger, because the Queensland Government is easing a heap of pandemic restrictions. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced today, Tuesday, February 22, that caps on the number of folks you can have over to your house will lift, density limits will be scrapped in a number of public places, and masks will no longer be required in a heap of indoor settings from 6pm on Friday, March 4.
The rules will relax more than two months after restrictions were tightened around Christmas in response to the Omicron wave. But now, thanks to decreasing community transmission and hospital admission numbers, Queenslanders can get ready to do more things in more places with more people again.
BREAKING: Masks will no longer be required workplaces, schools and shops from 6pm on Friday 4 March. Hospitality staff and patrons won't be required to wear them at cafés, pubs or restaurants. pic.twitter.com/gdWrSA8BTc
— Annastacia Palaszczuk (@AnnastaciaMP) February 21, 2022
If you're most excited about having friends and family over, you'll be able to have as many people at your house as you like. And yes, the new rule kicks in just as a weekend starts.
For those eager to spend more time out and about, density limits will be ditched in food courts, hairdressers, gyms, private venues and universities — and at weddings and funerals.
Regarding masks, they'll no longer be required in workplaces, schools and shops. Hospitality staff and patrons won't be required to wear them at cafés, pubs or restaurants, either. That said, you will still have to mask up on public transport, in airports and on planes, as well as in hospitals, disability care, prisons and aged care.
Queensland's COVID-19 case numbers for today, Tuesday, February 22, hadn't been announced at the time of writing, but the state recorded 4114 new cases yesterday, Monday, February 21.
Queensland's density, gathering and mask rules will ease at 6pm on Friday, March 4. For more information about the status of COVID-19 in Queensland, head to the QLD COVID-19 hub and the Queensland Health website.
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