But keep your mask on if you’re in Western Oz… But the state has relaxed several COVID restrictions overnight, and adopted the national definition for close contacts, which means only household/intimate contacts of a positive case need to isolate. Put down your smartphone when you’re out and about – QR check-ins have been ditched statewide, except at hospitals. Also changing today: the 500-person cap for hospitality venues, nightclubs, and conference centres will be lifted in time for the Easter long weekend. Masks stay on for now, and it remains under review. “But that will require the vaccination rate to continue to go up, our hospitalisations to remain stable or decline, and our case numbers to continue to go down.” South Oz will go pretty much mask-free tomorrow. And vaxxed Aussies can now go to Kiwiland quarantine-free. We’re getting there…