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Ethan James

Tas opens door to unvaccinated travellers

Travellers entering Tasmania won't have to prove their coronavirus vaccination status as of this weekend.

The change, which means unvaccinated people no longer need to obtain pre-travel approval and quarantine upon arrival, will be in force from 12.01am on Saturday.

"There will no longer be any requirements for entry to Tasmania regardless of vaccination status," Premier Peter Gutwein said on Wednesday.

"Around the country there have been some changes to border restrictions and we're going to bring ourselves in line as well.

"Maintaining arrival conditions for unvaccinated travellers is now disproportionate to the risk."

Tasmania opened its borders to all fully vaccinated travellers from mainland Australia on December 15.

The state has recorded 11 virus deaths since then. It reported 842 new infections on Wednesday, with active cases rising for an eighth day to 4080.

Mr Gutwein said the requirement to present vaccination status at pubs, clubs and other settings would also be scrapped from Saturday.

Check-ins are still required at pubs, clubs and casinos, despite the measure being wound back for a host of locations last week.

Mr Gutwein said the state's mask mandate for indoor venues would be reviewed in coming weeks.

The state is keeping vaccination and testing requirements in place for people holidaying on cruise ships.

Tasmania's daily virus case figure has been in the 800s the past two days, following 569 on Monday.

State Public Health Director Mark Veitch said the spike could be largely attributed to an increase in cases among schoolkids following the beginning of term one earlier this month.

Some 41 schools across the state are currently dealing with outbreaks - defined as more than five cases in one classroom.

Ten people with the virus are in hospital, with five of those being treated specifically for COVID-19. Two people are in intensive care.

Tasmania has reported 24 COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

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