NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has given an update on the restrictions that will be easing from December 15. Here’s what it means for mask wearing, QR check-ins and providing proof of vaccination.
New South Wales residents will be able to ditch masks in most settings and will no longer have to check-in at supermarkets, cafes and retail outlets under changes that take effect in less than weeks.
Premier Dominic Perrottet on Thursday provided an update on the COVID-19 restrictions that will be eased from December 15, or when the state hits the 95 per cent double-dose vaccination target, whichever comes first.
Density limits will be scrapped at all venues, QR check-ins will only be required at high-risk venues and masks will only have to be worn on public transport, at airports and on planes.
Front-of-house hospitality staff working indoors who are not fully vaccinated must also continue to wear masks.
The eased restrictions also mean residents will no longer have to provide proof of their vaccination status, allowing those who have not received two doses of the COVID-19 jab to head back to venues they had been locked-out of.