Queensland government to ease Covid isolation rules for close contacts

Changes to take effect next Thursday, bringing state's rules closer in line with NSW and Victoria

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Queensland will ease Covid-19 quarantine rules for household contacts and scrap them completely for unvaccinated international arrivals next week.

The acting premier, Steven Miles, said the changes will come into effect at 6pm next Thursday, bringing Queensland's rules closer into line with New South Wales and Victoria.

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