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IN FULL: National Cabinet eases close contact isolation rules | ABC News







Thousands more people will now be allowed to return to work if they are a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case, with national cabinet agreeing to expand which workers should be exempt from isolation rules.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the exemption would be extended to cover all those working in transport and freight, not just food distribution.

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