Kerre Woodham: Axing Covid restrictions is a restoration of common sense
Well, it was as expected.
Yesterday we heard that 927 days since the Covid pandemic triggered extraordinary defensive measures here and around the world, the Government has decided, as the Prime Minister put it, to turn the page.
No more mandates, no more requirements for masks, except in health care facilities and aged care environments, no more traffic light settings. I think I'm happiest about the traffic light settings. They just seemed absurd.
No more household contacts, having to isolate if a family member contracts Covid, although anyone who does test positive with Covid, will still…
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