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Australia ends mandatory COVID-19 isolation rules

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly at a press conference after a National Cabinet meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, September 30, 2022.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly at a press conference after a National Cabinet meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, September 30, 2022. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE

Australians who become infected with COVID-19 are no longer compelled to stay at home for a mandatory isolation period from 14 OCT 2022. But medical professionals are urging the community not to be complacent about Coronavirus, in order to help protect vulnerable community members.


It's the end of an era for the pandemic, but not quite the end of Covid-19.

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