NSW and Queensland allow close contacts of Covid cases to work as states face food shortages
by Paul Karp from on (#5TTBQ)
Critical' or essential' workers who are asymptomatic no longer required to self-isolate if job is essential for growing, manufacturing or transporting food
Close contacts of people with Covid-19 will be allowed out of isolation to work if their job is critical for food supply or emergency services under new rules in New South Wales and Queensland.
The two state governments announced the relaxed restrictions to ease food shortages on Sunday as federal health officials revealed isolation rules may soon change nationwide.
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