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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Josh Butler and Emily Wind

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: How will a shorter covid isolation period work and will it affect case numbers | History Defined

Dominic Perrottet
NSW premier Dominic Perrottet championed the move to reduce the Covid isolation period. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

National cabinet has agreed to reduce Australia’s Covid isolation period from seven days to five for those without symptoms, a move championed by the New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, and in line with settings in the US, UK, France and Germany.

How will the change work and will infections increase?

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