Tasmania will scrap its COVID-19 close contact quarantine rules from Monday, with household contacts no longer required to self-isolate for seven days.
From 12:01am on May 2, close contacts of positive cases will be free to leave isolation provided they complete a daily rapid antigen test and have no symptoms.
Tasmanian close contacts of COVID-19 cases will no longer need to isolate at home for seven days from Monday. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones / News Corp Australia. They will also need to avoid high-risk settings like hospitals, large gatherings and anyone who is vulnerable to the virus. The easing of the rules comes as Tasmania recorded its 49th COVID-related death overnight. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones /News Corp Australia.A 75-year-old woman died with the virus at the Royal Hobart Hospital on Tuesday.
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