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A male store official asks two men to show QR codes to gain entry

Many countries are winding back COVID-19 restrictions, but governments should be continuing to promote the importance of voluntary mask use and catching up outdoors.

Prime Minster Scott Morrison holds up the National COVID-19 Plan at a press conference

The problem with the plan to relax restrictions at 70 per cent and 80 per cent vaccination rates is it’s based on modelling that’s now obsolete.

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As states slowly start to lift some restrictions on social distancing, Professor Mary-Louise McLaws from UNSW Medicine says that we should not become complacent and recommends a staggered approach to easing further restrictions.

Crowd of people wearing face masks

UNSW Sydney’s Professor Mary-Louise McLaws says that rushing to lift restrictions could be catastrophic.