AS of 11.59pm tonight (December 15) there will no longer be any restrictions on interstate travel to the ACT, except for close contacts of interstate covid cases.

People will no longer need to fill out a declaration or exemption form to travel to the ACT, and all remaining high risk geographical areas will be removed.

However, people identified as close contacts must follow the advice on the ACT Health COVID-19 website, and this may include seeking an exemption to enter the ACT.

Close contacts of Omicron variant cases will now be required to follow the same quarantine requirements as all other close contacts of COVID-19 cases in the ACT.

This means that fully vaccinated close contacts of Omicron cases will now only need to quarantine for seven days from their last exposure and limit movement in the community for days 8-14 post exposure.

All fully vaccinated close contacts of Omicron cases who are currently in the second week of their quarantine period will be contacted by ACT Health this afternoon to advise they can leave quarantine at 11.59pm tonight, subject to having received a negative result from their day six test.

Testing requirements for close contacts have not changed – with tests required on entry into quarantine, day six and day 13.

Unvaccinated close contacts will still be required to undertake 14 days of quarantine.

The three-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated overseas arrivals will be retained, and this is likely to remain over the Christmas and New Year period.

The additional requirement to undertake 14 days quarantine for fully vaccinated arrivals from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini and Malawi will be removed, and they will now only need to quarantine for three days, in line with other international arrivals.

Unvaccinated international arrivals will continue to need to complete a mandatory 14-day quarantine at their port of entry.

“Thanks to our world-leading vaccination rates and the low number of cases in the ACT over recent weeks, we are fortunate to be in a position where we can continue to maintain low Public Health Social Measures (PHSM) and ease requirements for close contacts of Omicron cases,” said Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith.

“However, we all have a responsibility to continue to maintain our covid-safe behaviours, practice physical distancing and good hand hygiene, and wear masks where they are mandated. As we have seen in neighbouring jurisdictions in recent days, the situation can change quickly.”

More information can be found here.

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